Day: June 6, 2017

bitterlesbiangrandma:

bitterlesbiangrandma:

bitterlesbiangrandma:

I don’t think healthy people every really get chronic illness.

I have a friend I know from when we were both 6. She is the only person living nearby and so she saw me go from walking through limping to wheelchair on a daily basis. I keep her updated on my health even tho we rarely hang out anymore.
She was gonna come over yesterday and I had to cancel. She asked if I can’t hang out later that day. When I said i won’t feel better later, that if I feel that bad in the morning later will only get worse she got annoyed and “joked” that I’m just finding excuses. And I was surprised, she knows all about me being disabled after all? So, a bit taken aback, I told her it’s a normal thing for me.

“But you got the diagnosis now, aren’t you better?? I thought you’ll get better now”

She was honestly surprised and it made me realize a thing. They don’t get it. They don’t get that getting diagnosed only equals benefits like welfare or parking spot for us, and sometimes better pain meds but that is just like pushing luck. That it’s a forever thing. That that one day we felt good a week ago was just a bright spot and doesn’t mean we won’t need our aids anymore, cause chronic illness is not linear and will make a great comeback in next four hours, and the next good day is planned on when we’re 70.
Cause when abled people are sick, they get better. And our illness is just an excuse for them. And when we say we will never get better they think we’re being dramatic and pessimistic.
And I don’t think they’ll ever get it, cause to get it you need to live it.
And I want my friends to stay healthy and not go through hell.

This is definitely okay to reblog and abled people are encouraged to reblog cause maybe it’ll help others understand

Hello it’s me Lexa and this post is relevant again as I just had the
Legit Same Talk with someone and I exhausted my number of fucks to give

goingtobed:

Unfriendly, in your face reminder that there are straight trans people and they do not have to tell you they’re trans in order to be included in the community. See a “het couple” at pride?? Shut the fuck up about it. They could be bi, pan, trans, etc etc.

Asking someone to disclose if they’re trans is rude as fuck. Don’t do it. You are NOT entitled to know someone’s sexual orientation or assigned at birth gender.

chronicallypainful:

egkardios:

these statements are true at the same time and not actually contradictory: 

1) the pharmaceutical industry is deeply unethical and only interested in profit

2) medicines are an essential thing, they are a need 

And, (1) + (2) implies

3) People who need medication must struggle against this unethical industry for their lives and/or well-being.

Being an immigrant I feel so helpless, all I can do is reblog posts telling people to vote when I can’t… I really hope the Tories will go, I’m so sick of them and honestly I’m scared.

oh-glasgow:

I’m sorry for any problems you’re having, my friend. The UK is a total mess and I can only hope that people will vote out the Tories on Thursday. It’s the best thing we can do! Brexit is going to be a disaster so I know a lot of European immigrants are feeling the same way.

10 times the SNP protected Scotland from Tory policies

oh-glasgow:

Now more than ever, it is vital to have strong SNP voices standing up for Scotland.

Only then can we protect Scotland from the dangers of an unopposed Tory government at Westminster and continue to make Scotland the best country it can be.

Here are ten ways we’ve done just that.

  1. Stopped the Tories at Westminster cutting Scotland’s budget by £7 billion – and won new tax and social security powers. 
  2. Effectively ended the Bedroom Tax in Scotland.
  3. Protected and expanded the Education Maintenance Allowance – scrapped by the Tories in England – to support school pupils and college students. 
  4. Scrapped tuition fees, saving students in Scotland up to £27,000 compared to the cost of studying in England. 
  5. Abolished prescription charges helping low income households stay healthy and out of hospital. 
  6. Forced the Tory government to ditch Tax Credits cuts that would have cost low income households with children in Scotland around £3,000 per year. 
  7. Established the Scottish Independent Living Fund to safeguard the rights of disabled people, after the UK fund was scrapped.
  8. Kept nursing bursaries and free tuition for nurses while the Tories have scrapped both in England. 
  9. We’re locking out ATOS-style private profiteering in the Scottish social security system – no private companies will be used to assess people for benefits delivered under Scotland’s new social security system. 
  10. We helped forced the Tories to u-turn and accept unaccompanied child refugees – and are now pressing them to keep their promise.

10 times the SNP protected Scotland from Tory policies