If disabled people are “entitled” for expecting there to be a ramp, then non-disabled people are “entitled” for expecting there to be stairs.

“I’ll be 10 min late sorry!!!”

-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable

“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”

-powerful
-commanding
-honest

The White House is terminating funding for NIH RECOVER grants studying Long COVID that had been awarded in 2022 and 2023 - effectively stopping 45 studies that were already underway and almost complete.

#NoLongCOVIDCuts #LongCOVID #MECFS #pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Do I support my family? Do I improve my health? Do I chase my dreams? I choose the first, most of the time, knowing that I must sacrifice the others to do so. Most of the time, I am content with this, but sometimes, I long for more. #chronicillness #chronicpain #mecfs

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow. We must recognize the resisters, the courageous who are fighting back.

Do not lean on someone’s mobility aid without their permission.

I don’t know a single disabled person who had any type of assistance “handed out” to them.

I do, however, know of countless disabled people who need to prove their permanent disability every year with seemingly endless paperwork and hardly get by.

For anyone who needs a message of hope. #weareallimmigrants

Not giving up open.substack.com/pub/theblogg...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (ca 1965), by Henri Cartier-Bresson #MLKDay

There's an inauguration?

My stance on AI. /2

My stance on AI as a creative. /1

If you can, please donate to my son’s birthday fundraiser, where 100% of your donation goes directly to my research.

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- Ronald W, Davis, PhD.

As 2024 comes to a close and we enter into 2025, we invite everyone as a community to take a moment together to light a candle and to remember, to honor, to hope, and to commit.

#CandleForME #PwME #MECFS #LongCovid #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

🌟 Your voice matters! Help shape better healthcare in BC. If you're in Canada with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease, or Long-COVID, we want to hear from you. Share your experiences to drive real change.
Take the survey now: info595.questionpro.com/Health2024 #HealthcareBC #PatientVoices

Why is this still happening? “Following the first admission in April 2023, for shaking, back pain and sensitivity to light and sound, it was suggested some of her symptoms might have a psychological element – but her family say she was assessed and discharged by the mental health team.”

The #ME community warned us #SARSCoV2 would be a mass disabling event. It continues to be so - 💉 vaccination helps but only sure way to avoid getting #LongCovid is to not get covid again and again

On International Day of #People with #Disabilities, please note some disabilities are #invisible

#invisibleillness #disabled #disabledpeople #DisabilityRights #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
#IDPD #IDPD2024 #IDPD24 #IDPWD #IDPWD24 #IDPWD2024 #Disability