#disabledillustrator

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The pain you sort of get used to most days. The mind numbing monotony of housebound living, is a bit tougher. . [#ImageDescription four panel comic. Above the panels the text says “every day is the same” Each panel is divided into four panels itself. Making it 16 small panels in total. Every one has the same pattern: Top left is waking up in bed. Top right is sitting or laying on the couch in the afternoon. Bottom left is laying or sitting on the couch in the evening. Bottom right is trying to fall asleep in bed at night. Below the panels the text says “I’m going stir crazy”] . #DisabledComic #DisabledIllustrator #HouseBound #BedBound #SpoonieLife #ChronicIllness #MEAwareness https://www.instagram.com/p/B5So9volCq-/?igshid=e8z9xom3kyqw

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Last January I got a little bathtub installed in my tiny bathroom. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done for myself 👏🏻💯 . (Scheduling note: I’ve not been well the past six months, and I’ve not been able to draw loads. I’ve got a few comics in the archive, but I might have to switch back to uploading once a week. Pretty sure the IG algorithm overlords won’t appreciate. But I need to think about my health ✨) . [#ImageDescription four panel comic. First panel: sideview of the bathtub, Nika is lounging with her arms over the side, smiling contently. Second panel: aerial view of the tub. Nika is sitting in the middle, holding her head up, singing along to music. Third panel: pov of the tub, you can see Nika’s legs come up out of the water. Fourth panel: partial view of the tub, partial view of the bathroom. Bep & Sjonnie, the kitties, are both standing up to the tub, looking what Nika is up to. Below the panels the text says “having my own bathtub is magical”] . #BathTubBliss #LushLife #DisabledComic #DisabledIllustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/B2eTBcMIk0F/?igshid=103hb4ofanp99

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A cute plant, for a good day. This afternoon my new lightweight, foldable, electric wheelchair is being delivered! Hiiiieeeee! . [#ImageDescription fineliner and coloured pencil illustration of a spotted begonia in a terracotta pot.] . #PlantLady #Begonia #BegoniaMaculata #DisabledIllustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/B1dltbsIz_b/?igshid=1jqbl100h1hyw

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Before I got as ill as I am now, I was a part time teacher. Each year as my old pupils graduate I go to their farewell musical. It’s so bittersweet. I will never stop mourning my old teachers life. . This year is the last year. Early July will be my last time back at my old job. All my old pupils will have graduated this summer. I’m not ready for this to end. . [#imagedescription four panel comic. Above the panels the text says “It’s weird getting such a glimpse back into my old life” First panel: front of a school building. There’s a red door to the left, and windows with colourful papers on them to the right. Second panel: a stage filled with children, two of them are standing up front holding microphones. We see a bit of the crowd, Nika is sitting in her wheelchair, looking up and smiling. Third panel: a play set, with stick figure kids playing all around it. Fourth panel: Nika sitting in her wheelchair, looking happy and sad at the same time. Below the panels the text says “It feels good to remember who I was But it’s painful to realise I can’t be like that anymore”] . #disabledcomic #disabledillustrator #diarycomic #teaching #fourpanelcomic https://www.instagram.com/p/BzF7H8PIALv/?igshid=10ljurn4p9avi

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✨ Lifesaver ✨ . [image description: a fineliner and coloured pencil illustration of a bottle of CBD oil] . #disabledillustrator #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #cbd #cbdoil #imagedescription #spoonie https://www.instagram.com/p/Byz-OvDlOOX/?igshid=g6bh2g26v8br