One of my biggest challenges is going to the doctors office. It sounds like I’m exaggerating, but it’s actually difficult to exaggerate how hard it is to go to the doctor when you have a chronic illness or chronic pain. For many people going to the doctors office is unpleasant. No one wants to wait…Continue reading 5 Microaggressions seen at the doctor’s office by people in pain
Category: Dear Healthy People
When no one cares about your chronic illness because it isn’t cancer
This week my sister and I were discussing why people don’t care about chronic illness and it reminded me of a post I wrote in 2013 called “why nobody cares about chronic illness.” After re-reading it I realized that I’ve learned a lot since I originally wrote that post. I wrote it when I was angry and…Continue reading When no one cares about your chronic illness because it isn’t cancer
Dear healthy people- You have able bodied privilege
Dear Healthy people, “I’m a runner.” Those are words that I dread hearing. Those are words that make me want to cry and hobble away as fast and as far as I can. When I first meet you and in the first conversation we have the words “I’m a runner” come out, I want cut…Continue reading Dear healthy people- You have able bodied privilege
Why no one cares about chronic illness unless it’s cancer
No one cares about chronic illness unless it’s cancer. Cancer is a society-approved illness, and other illnesses are not. This Saturday I am participating in a fundraiser for Lyme Disease. I’ll be the first to admit that I have not been very pushy about people donating, but basically, my sister was the only person I…Continue reading Why no one cares about chronic illness unless it’s cancer