Alicia Carisse @aliciajuneg

I need some encouragement: I can pull it together, right? I can live a sober life? I can grade promptly & write steadily & eat healthily & exercise regularly & meditate & read instead of scroll through social media & be a good person? bc it feels so hard & don’t know what to do.

Please don’t assume that EDS / HSD patients aren’t trying hard enough with their exercises. You won’t see the same pace of change as a non EDS patient. There are many reasons people may struggle with exercise. Listen to their whole story before making assumptions.

Dr. Rebekah Neckoway is the first Indigenous person to be appointed as a Chief Medical Officer in Ontario. Tuesday on Face to Face, she discusses how northern First Nations face additional health challenges due to their basic necessities not being met.

The amount of accommodation letters I get from the disability center when I teach our 300 students intro class, I’m like maybe we should just restructure academia to not be ableist?

is everyone else also experiencing the inescapable sense of dread that comes with knowing society is collapsing and the climate is deteriorating and we are on the verge of another major public health crisis in the midst of the ongoing public health crisis or are you “normal”

You know what would be "tough on crime"? 🔹️living wage 🔹️ fully funded schools 🔹️guaranteed access to healthy food 🔹️affordable housing 🔹️universal healthcare 🔹️child care 🔹️treatment for people with substance use disorder and mental illness

Some things you should know if you don’t suffer from a chronic illness We hate canceling plans or calling into work sick and we feel guilty when we do. No matter how much you tell us you understand, in reality, you don’t, and you never will until you experience it. We want…

I wish others understood just because I look able bodied and have a full time job doesn’t mean I’m not struggling every single day. I haven’t gone a day without symptoms in over a year. Dizziness, tachycardia, massive amounts of pain. I struggle anytime that I’m upright.

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Free Palestine. Free the Congo. Free Sudan. Free Haiti. Free the Americas. Free the Indigenous. Free the Enslaved. Free the Exploited. Free the Oppressed. Free the People.

This Uber driver, a Black woman Lamiyah Jabbar, age 30, picked up a White woman named Diane, who opened up to her about her financial struggles on the way to work at fast food chain Tim Hortons in Buffalo, New York. Lamiyah dropped Diane at her job, and instead of picking up a…

This post is hard, but I want to get it out there. I know my son’s not alone, and I’m not alone. Last week our 15 year old son was told he should kill himself…. He was told this by a classmate during school. He was told this just days after he determined he was strong enough…

My 9yo made friends with a new student in class who doesn’t speak English. She’s FaceTiming her new friend and they are currently pointing to things around our houses teaching each other how to speak in English and Spanish 🥹 It’s the cutest little conversation y’all.

Are there others with chronic illnesses who relate to feeling like they’re still the motivated, driven person they were before their illness? But you are now confined within a body that constantly fights against you, leaving you fatigued and in need of extensive rest?

I wish people understood brain fog is more than just feeling a little groggy. How would you explain your brain fog to others to get them to understand how hard it is to deal with?

My 6 year old son has apraxia and didn't say any words until he was almost 4. Today he read a Pete the Cat book to his kindergarten class. Just wanted to let you all know that he's awesome.

I worked hard for this one, y’all. 3 months sober today.

Do you ever have one of those days when you think: I'm not feeling that bad! And then you try to talk to somebody.. and you are a shaky exhausted mess a few minutes later? Yeah, it's one of those days. #mecfs #LongCovid #bedlife

I've had half a dozen unhoused people come into the library this week saying, timidly, that they heard they didn't need an ID to get a card. Then light up when I tell them it's true and make them a card. Word's on the street.

Had a dental appointment this morning. Usually I get home, have a mini crash for a few hours and then PEM hits 2 days later. This time I just feel wired. Exhausted but like I’ve had too much caffeine. I can’t nap as I usually do. Does anyone else have this after overexertion?