"...our society is only pro-disability until you scratch the surface...[making] it inevitable that many people with disability become cornered and tired and silenced. From then on, it's a matter of applying common sense; people who are cornered and tired and silenced are often riddled with self doubt or self hatred. It takes time and a conscious effort of will to overcome those things...Without pride in ourselves we cannot create pride in those around us...Like becoming that person with multiple labels, goals and ambitions, becoming a better society for people with disability is not a one-shot process. It's going to take a long time and a lot of thought. The first step is to recognise all our contradictions, traumas and mistakes. The second step is to stop hating them."
- A Journey Towards Pride, Leah Hobson, Ramp Up, 11 June 2014
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Are you doing better yourself?
No, I thought I was but then it got worse. I had to go to the doctor, and now the food safety people are wanting to investigate but I have to give the doctor a stool sample first so the food poisoning can be confirmed. But that has to be done first thing in the morning and I haven't managed to collect a sample at the right time yet.
Oh damn ._. I'm so sorry sweetie. I hope you can get the sample soon and that they'll manage to figure it out
I actually managed to get the sample after all, and they said I got it there on time. So I guess we'll see whether it is actually food poisoning, I've been wondering if it's that or whether I've developed a new food intolerance.
As terrible as it is, I hope it's food poisoning
I don't think it will make a difference now because the thought of eating fish again is making me so sick now I don't think I'll eat it again either way. And so my list of safe foods gets even shorter.
im not allergic to avocado but i still avoid it and get a bit grossed out by it because got food poisoning from it 5 years ago. i used to eat avocado with a spoon