Hey 👋🏻 I'm Charlotte, I've been chronically ill & disabled for 6 years. Wheeling through life. #MillionsMissing #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist
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Quick PSA: I'd appreciate it if people didn't message me with treatments/cures for my chronic illnesses - because there are none. If there was, my doctor would be able to offer it to me.
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Untreated chronic pain patients being left to suffer without any help or relief whatsoever is more dangerous, don't you think?
Painkillers such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, aspirin and opioids can do “more harm than good”, health officials said. huffp.st/toamYPa
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At that stage where a symptom is worse and you think 'is this my new normal? Will it go back? Or will it keep getting worse?'. I guess only time will tell.
How about businesses just get ramp access rather than the financial burden being on disabled people *once again* to pay for a stair-climbing wheelchair?
A concept.
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I want to elaborate here - being able to go out without planning your route, being able to not have the worry of affording mobility equipment/charging it before you go/repair costs/accessible vehicle to get from A to B...
Privilege means you don't have *this* hardship, not none.
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Not having to explain your weight gain is because of medication and you do try to eat well, not that you should have to explain that when it's not what you're seeking medical attention for!
Not having to navigate a new place and it being overwhelming at the best of times.
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