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To Share or Not To Share
“How are you doing today, Hayden?” What I want to say: How am I doing?! How the f*ck do you think I’m doing?! I’m depressed and in pain. I’m sick of constant treatments. I finish IV fluids, then I have to take my oral liquid cromolyn, then my cromolyn nebulizer treatment because I’m having allergy… Read more
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World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day. I suffer from mental illness. I have struggled with it for most of my life. Because of my mental illnesses, I have conquered a lot, lost a lot, and gained some things too. Through it all, I’ve learned how to skillfully deal with strong emotions, even when they seem… Read more
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Call the Disability Police!
One day when I took Melek to the dog park, a woman walking back to her car confronted me as I was getting out of my vehicle. The conversation went something like this: Woman: Are you handicapped?Me: What?Woman: This is handicap parking.Me: Yeah…?Woman: There’s a spot over there. *points to a non-handicap parking spot*Me: I’m… Read more
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Dear Paramedic
This is a letter I wrote a while back after an experience with a paramedic on an ambulance ride that was less than helpful. Her intentions were good, but it had a very negative affect on me. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. This has happened multiple times, often from well meaning individuals that… Read more
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Daring to Begin…
Multiple people have told me that I should start a blog because I have so many crazy stories from my life, mostly because of my battle with chronic physical and mental illnesses. As you can see, I finally caved and started this blog. My hope is that my blog will help spread awareness for disabilities… Read more
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