love & spoons are in the air!

3<3<3 @ chronic_perks on twitter

[fractalsinthefragments]

My Heating Pad and Me: A Love Story

[disabledprincesses]

*doesnt cope*

Wow im so disabled

*copes*

Wow im such a liar

[disabledprincesses]

Dr. : do you experience any of these (Covid) symptoms?

Chronically ill people:

[turnaboutstevie]

weatherboy (derogatory)

[duskbcys-deactivated20221016]

op what does this mean

[turnaboutstevie]

wouldn't you like to know weatherboy

[howtobeapersonwithfibro]

friendly reminder that if you have a hard time eating due to nausea or other chronic illness ickies, just eat what you can eat. even if it’s not particularly “healthy,” getting calories in your body to help it function is more important.

[cleftfairy]

not to be a bitch but it shouldn’t take someone literally telling you to not call people with facial d*formities ugly for you to think twice about it. people on this website really have never considered the possibility that we ACTUALLY exist and arent just a tiny minority of a minority

[cleftfairy]

actually reblog this listen to me when i say ive spent my whole life being told im ugly by doctors and adults lmfao. im sick of always being talked over or ignored about this- listen to actual disabled people when they tell you to shut the fuck up and consider the impact of what you say

[cleftfairy]

kind of a banger of a post but i know ppl are reblogging this and not actually internalizing it. just treat people w/ respect & maybe consider the impact of your words on OTHER people when you say them. like consider you’re making fun of someone you hate for valid reasons and you call one of their features ugly. think about why you’re saying that and who it might effect. criticize things that are actually important instead of throwing people like me under the bus 

[so-over-ableism]

spoonie culture is not even making it 3 full days into the school year before having to send out The Email of Shame where you have to inevitably explain your disability and say, yeah, this will probably happen again

[novice-heartbreaker-deactivated]

[whatshouldwecallchronicillness]

When I’m allergic to everything on the menu...

[chronic-perks]

I was on tiktok looking at the “disabled” tag and i kept seeing videos of this two-legged dog (yes, he was cute). they all had some variation in the text or description like, “Scroll if you hate disabled dogs! Does anybody love me? Sorry, I’m ugly!” and the one that stood out to me the most was “Sorry, I’m disabled!🥺” and honestly, whoever’s in charge of that account, screw you and your projection of harmful ideas about disability onto an innocent dog. I know they were just begging for comments to be like “you’re such an inspiration and you’re so cute!!” but for real, what kind of screwy-ass ideas do you have about disability even in animals that you feel like apologizing for being “ugly” or disabled is appropriate??

[thatverydorkykitten]

pros of no cane: one hand to hold gf and one for groceries

cons of no cane: unable to enforce social distancing by threats of violence

[iamatinyowl]

If a disabled person refers to themselves as a cripple an abled person cannot correct them and say “person with a disability”.

If a black person refers to themselves as a black person a white person cannot correct them and say “person of colour”.

If a mentally ill person refers to themselves as mentally ill a neurotypical person cannot correct them and say “person with mental illness”.

Know your lane and stay in it.

[forestspoonie]

“why is ur cane visible in this photo :(“

because??? newsflash, i fucking need it

[my-disability]

I keep seeing post about 'not giving up things because of your disability' and I love the optimism. Sadly that's just not possible for a lot of us.

We lose a lot of things because of our disability and we all have to come to terms with that. Maybe some day you'll be able to do that thing again, but for now it's ok to let go.

You don't need to push yourself that hard or feel like a failure when you can't do that thing anymore. It's ok to give up things, it's not something bad.

If there is something you don't want to give up, then yes you can fight for it. But don't keep fighting to the point where it'll only hurt you more emotionally/physically.

Our lives are already difficult, so it's ok to not be able to do things. That's literally being disabled.

Don't feel pressured to hold onto things that you can't do. The only person that gets to decide if you want to fight for it or let it go is you.

Please be gentle on yourself.

[chronic-perks]

this is so important to realize! people in my life were telling me not to give up on nursing as a career— but i cannot walk unsupported, and definitely couldn’t deal with the long shifts. sometimes acknowledging that something is beyond you is more important than forcing yourself to believe you can.

[anexperimentallife]

Hast thou thy morning meds consumed?

Off with ye, then, and do so! (And also should’st thou some water imbibe.)

[disabilityhealth]

Accessibility is talked about like it’s only something disabled people need, like it’s an inconvenience or it’s something that goes above and beyond what the average person would expect. But abled people get their accessibility needs met without a thought. They get lights bright enough to see by, stairs, doors wide enough to fit through, chairs at the level they like, and all sorts of other things that are tailor-made just for them.

Abled people do have accessibility needs. The only difference is that abled people are granted access automatically and disabled people have to fight for that same privilege.

[zebraonwheels]

Ableds' disrespect for the bodily autonomy of people with disabilities has really been highlighted for me during this pandemic. I had four (4!) people come right up and touch my wheelchair to "help" me today. I was out for a beach day and on my way back to the car. They decided that I could not possibly do so on my own, that I clearly needed many strangers to come up and attempt to push my wheelchair. Now, this is never ok. You can not just go up and try to push someone's wheelchair. It is less ok during a global pandemic when you go right into a stranger's space with no mask and then touch their mobility device. This is not helpful. It is endangering the person that you are trying to help, and yourself. Don't push people's wheelchairs without explicit consent. Do follow social distancing guidelines.

[noping-out-deactivated20241117]

Touching someone’s wheelchair without explicitly being asked is assault. Pushing them without being asked is kidnapping.

But apparently ableds aren’t satisfied with just assaulting and kidnapping us and feel like they need to add manslaughter to that by giving COVID-19 to people who are clearly medically fragile.

You’re far from the first disabled person I’ve heard this happening to during this pandemic. Ableds need to FUCK OFF.