Yeah. The business I own doesn’t count for various reasons. Basically if I’m not making enough to not need to apply for SNAP/medicaid, they expect me to get a “real” job too. Yes an agent actually said that. Real job. So my doctors do the paperwork to say I’m still disabled.

I am NOT. And even if I was I’d still deserve to eat and get medical care. So either my doctors have to take time away from patient care to tell them yet again that yes my permanent disability is still permanent and disabling.

And if you’re thinking but wait, I run a business?

normalize respirators in your daily life. when you do, when you see the choice to use a personal air filter as more akin to sunglasses (worn by all, often for fashion regardless of ocular welfare) than, say, a cast (indicative of active health concerns, often not a choice), all around you benefit.

I use the Just Mayo and Just Egg products not because I’m vegan but because I’m allergic to eggs and they’re the best (and in some cases only) safe substitutes I can get.