Disability Archives

Returning to work

I’ve been quiet online lately, not done so much drawing, and I just wanted to talk about why. After years of pain I have finally…

#TheAbleistScript

If you follow me on Twitter then you’ll have seen this already. There is a hashtag about Ableist speech and attitudes, it’s full of quotes…

I went to the doctor..

I went to the doctor the other day, it was a new doctor. One I hadn’t seen before, but she’d been all over Twitter giving…

Social Services vs. actual support

I’ve been a little quiet lately, thought I should explain what has been going on. Especially as I am very angry and need to get…

“We must support the disabled, but we must support ordinary people as well”

Unsurprisingly this quote from Liz Kendall has been upsetting lots of people, mostly over the use of the word “ordinary”. Understandably people are pissed off…

Makeup, fashion and pain

I thought I’d write this as a post to refer back to when I do reviews, just so I’m not constantly repeating myself. Also I’m…

Why #spooniegate matters

Some of my followers will be aware of this, many of you wont. In May the Cape Breton Post published an article called “Feeling tired?…

Frida Kahlo

I’m currently suffering from the twin nightmares of severe period pain and EDS pain, my body feels utterly cripple by pain. Just typing this hurts,…

Plus Size Promise

After seeing this fantastic video by A Curvy Cupcake, Debz decided to set a few of us a challenge to make ourselves our own Plus…

Define “hard working people”

I need to vent, especially if those exit polls are accurate. I have nothing to drink here so I’m hoping typing angrily will help instead.…

MoG’s April Recap

Looks like I’ve been busy this April, so thought I’d do a little recap. I’ve mostly been talking Plus Size it seems.

BADD 2015: A Game of Spoons

It’s that time of year again, it’s Blogging Against Disablism Day 2015, a time to raise awareness of the issues people with various disabilities face.…

“Well you look fine now” – disability and eating disorders

I went to see a counsellor a few years back, it was about 6 or so months after my health problems had started. I took…

The Healthy Fattie

One of the most commonly used comebacks to fat hatred is to point out how healthy the plus size target is. It’ll get pointed out…

I finally got my answer

Over the years I’ve asked, time and time again, what the hell is wrong with my back? And over the years I’ve added to the…

Listening is a valuable skill

This isn’t about one thing in particular, more a variety of things with one thing in common. Not listening. I was always taught growing up…

#EDAW2015, #effyourbeautystandards, #spoonieproblems and self hate (TW)

I don’t get on with my body very much. In fact that’s quite an understatement. And today that self loathing hit me like a sledgehammer.…

Honesty, trust, mental health and health care professionals

Have had a less than positive experience recently with a local hospital, which is a shame because on the whole we’ve always had a lot…

Time to Talk: PTSD the hidden cost of NICU

I’ve written about the difficulties faced both during and after my daughter’s NICU/SCBU stay. It really does mess with your head in a way that…

#PerformingDisability and feeling a fraud

I just saw this excellent post by @LUBOttom on performing disability when you have an invisible illness and it made me think of a blog post…

A 2014 recap: Puking, parenting, pain and feminism

It has been an interesting year, thought I’d go through it with some blog posts. Started the year puking, while technically this is a post…

World Prematurity Day: Bonding can be hard

Monday 17th November 2014 is World Prematurity Day, a day for talking about around 15 million babies born prematurely worldwide. My daughter is one of them, and…

Looking out for friends with MH issues

My mental health issues have been talked about a bit on here, so I’ll assume it’s known that I’m not always doing wonderfully. I have…

Disability and female weakness

Quick recap for anyone who hasn’t read my blog previously, I suffer from a chronic pain problem which has left me severely limited. Before the…

Let’s play “What the fuck is wrong with me?”

I have an invisible disability, an undiagnosed one at that. Which makes things difficult because people tend not to believe you if that’s the case.…

Employ me? Work and disability hurdles

This blog is in aid of Blogging Against Disablism Day. You can find some really fantastic blogs covering all sorts of issues related to disability…

Worst things you can say

About a year ago I put a post up on Mumsnet asking what the worst thing people had heard said related to illness or disability.…

It’s worth the fight

You may have read my previous post on disability and my dealings with the local council, in which they refused to accept that my disability…

Dude, where’s my hair?

I’m a little late to this discussion, but it’s been playing on my mind, so felt I should write about it. Some of you may…

I apologise for my disability

I am writing this to apologise, to apologise sincerely, for all inconvenience/confusion caused by my disability. It is obviously very selfish of me to have…