I choose to tell my own story.
Welcome to the parts of chronic illness nobody puts on a poster. Here I share the honest, weird, occasionally hilariously frustrating reality of living in this body, through art, stories, and whatever thoughts happen to escape my brain that day.
Multiple Sclerosis Has a Representation Problem: People Like Me
A blank spot on a world map. A healthcare professional who called MS "a problem of industrialized countries" Who would have thought that the people representing me would end up underrepresenting me too.
How Advocating for Myself Helped Me Get My Spark Back
Just recently, I was having drinks with a friend, and somewhere between one topic and the next, she told me she feels like I've finally got my spark back. It's the kind of comment that sends me down a rabbit hole. And it got me thinking about everything that had to happen for me to be sitting there with her, talking about finally being in a good place again.