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Kids with chronic illness, chronic pain, or any sort of illness or disability are no less capable of being heroes than those who don’t. They might just have to try a little harder and that’s makes them all the more heroic. We are not defined by our diseases, our limitations, or our supposed limitations. We are so much more. It’s time that YA books realized that.
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WE MATTER TOO!
this made my day. I’m all curled up in bed with a flare up and this totally made everything better.
Kids with chronic illness, chronic pain, or any sort of illness or disability are no less capable of being heroes than those who don’t. They might just have to try a little harder and that’s makes them all the more heroic. We are not defined by our diseases, our limitations, or our supposed limitations. We are so much more. It’s time that YA books realized that.
Definitely something we need more of in books.
I wondered about this. I assumed it was because of the magic. A lot of chronic diseases were magically fixed. I don’t know that it forgives the lack of having characters with chronic problems, but it might explain it. It seems like the only people mentioned in the books with illnesses, etc. were either magically cured or beyond hope (i.e. Neville’s parents, or Lupin). And, their problems stemmed from magical. It was almost like you could “cure” any physical problem easy, but if it involved magic, things got complicated.
Just musing in type. Not a judgement either way. Although I really really wish she would have included something about this. And, there was opportunity. Even with the existing characters she had. I mean, there was a WAR. People died. People watched their loved ones die. Did NO ONE suffer from PTSD after that? There were actually TWO wars. The first time Voldemort came to power and then the Battle of Hogwarts. It would be interesting to have a backstory in HP about these problems (both chronic mental and physical health issues). I can’t believe people with physical and mental health problems don’t exist in the HP wizarding world. So, how do they handle it? I want to know! So curious!
The idea of chronic diseases being magically fixed works for Harry Potter. And the idea of them being eliminated works for far-future stories. Whether authors SHOULD use that is debatable, but the logic works.
But what about all the other stories? Stories set now or in the past or the near future? I don’t remember reading any books where characters had a chronic illness unless the book was ABOUT them having the chronic illness. That doesn’t mean there aren’t any, but I haven’t read them. Clearly they’re not common. So we definitely need more.
I definitely agree! I wish Rowling would have at least acknowledged the existence of them. Even if it was to have them cured. As it was, it was a hole in the story. It could have been extremely interesting to have as part of the story.
And, yes. It seems that very few people want to write about chronic illness of any kind. It’s odd since SO many of us deal with some type of chronic problem. I wish more characters had medical issues. It would them more relatable to a vast majority of the population.
To be perfectly honest, when I wrote this I never meant to single out the Harry Potter series. But this has turned into a seriously interesting conversation.
Kids with chronic illness, chronic pain, or any sort of illness or disability are no less capable of being heroes than those who don’t. They might just have to try a little harder and that’s makes them all the more heroic. We are not defined by our diseases, our limitations, or our supposed limitations. We are so much more. It’s time that YA books realized that.
My chronic illness wouldn't stop me from being the hero and saving the world. I might just have to try a little harder.
Tony Stark wasn't the only Stark being targeted by Project Insight...
May the 4th Be With You! #maythe4thbewithyou #freecomicbookday #starwars #comics #comicbooks #masseffect #judgedredd #twd #walkingdead #superman #dccomics #marvelcomics #marvel #dc #darkhorse #idw #phoenixcomiccon
“The poetry of the earth is never dead.”
Today the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University said a final goodbye to one of it's finest faculty members. Joseph Feller was an inspiration to all who had him and he raised up a generation of environmental lawyers both directly and indirectly. Mother Earth has lost one of her great warriors and I hope others take up the challenge and defend her in his absence. Godspeed, Professor Feller. And thank you.
I think this is going to be my Halloween costume this year.
Someone threw Mama Bear from the train. #teddybear #murder #trains #tempe #arizona
Loki with his football #cats #football #cute #kitten #hemingwaycat
THEY ARE MAKING A THIRD NATIONAL TREASURE
THEY ARE MAKING A THIRD NATIONAL TREASURE
THEY ARE MAKING A THIRD NATIONAL TREASURE
i went to petsmart in tempe marketplace yesterday and they had a pair of kittens named amy and rory for adoption. they also had a pair named booth and saroyan. ♥
had to take my new kitten loki out to my grandmother's to be looked after. vets in phoenix charge an arm and a leg just to get in the door. $60 is the average just for a vet visit and to have him tested for things - not even treated - was going to be upwards of $400. it was cheaper for me to drive to texas ($120 in gas) and have him seen my her vet (tests and treatments all for $90). which is ridick. and unfortunately he tested positive for a few things that i now have to have my older cat, sheldon, tested for here before i go home and potentially expose my parents cats.
anyway, that's where i have been.
