Tag: disability
-
Solidarity looks like…
For me, solidarity looks like enduring brambles, thistles, mosquitos, full body rashes from grasses, asthma attacks, bugs on everything all the time, and MCAS attacks to everything around me, even right before surgery, even through med changes, so I can learn to make medicine for community and comrades. We have to get comfortable with being…
-
My body is ripping apart at the seams but at least my dog is doing great!
My baby girl is making me so proud with the progress she has been making! The last couple weeks she has seemed to TAKE OFF in her self regulation skills, which has always been the root of and largest piece of our challenges since day one! We have finally started to be able to co-sleep…
-
Mico scrapbook page, and thoughts on “universal design” / “aging in place”
With Aisling currently at board and train so I can try and survive for a minute, I’ve been trying to take some time to do things I just haven’t been able to lately. Most of that is continuing to work on my home, the bakery, the garden, etc. because I def have a big problem…
-
Solidarity across species lines – when disabled animals and handlers work together
“…I think a lot of folks make the assumption that disabled and chronically ill people, who are often in the position of requiring care, would not make good caregivers themselves. This isn’t necessarily true. Like any other generalization, this blankets over all variants and complexities that make up the reality of our collective experiences.”
-
March 10th, 2024 – choices in risk mitigation with my illness
Yesterday, I left to vend at a kink event at 7am and got home at just after 9pm. Today, I was in a lot of pain and exhausted, but I chose to go roller skate for an hour anyways after an active day. Is this great for muscle atrophy? Nope. Did it bring me joy…
Dani Shapira 