"Everyone is fighting a battle you don't know about.
Except for me.
I am complaining loudly about my battle. Everybody knows about it."
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@myseveralworlds.com"Everyone is fighting a battle you don't know about.
Except for me.
I am complaining loudly about my battle. Everybody knows about it."
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@myseveralworlds.comTop 5 barriers disabled people experience walking and wheeling
Quality of pavements 77%
Street clutter (A boards, ebikes, bins) 65%
Pavement parking 57%
Ebikes or scooters ridden on pavement 50%
Lack of dropped kerbs
50%
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#MySeveralWorlds #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityInclusion
@myseveralworlds.comEspecially true and often so appreciated by those of us living with chronic illness and/or disability.
What would you like to see on this list?
"When someone you know is going through a hard time... (text in ALT)
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@myseveralworlds.com"I gave up trying to get this sports bra off. It's a hat now."
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@myseveralworlds.comThe Freedom to Move with #Spondylitis. The last time I wrote for @spondylitis I was testing an exoskeleton. Now I’m cruising in a Robooter X40. Let's learn about life in a #PowerWheelchair
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#SeeTheInvisible #MySeveralWorlds #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek
@myseveralworlds.comIf a patient tells you that they are in pain, believe them. If a patient tells you they cannot take a certain med, believe them. If a patient discloses their personal health info to you in hopes that you can help them, BELIEVE THEM.
@myseveralworlds.comReminder: seasonal changes make disabled people feel like shit.
It has to do with the
barometric changes.
Or we're witches.
We'll never say.
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@myseveralworlds.comMirror: Lookin' good today.
Grocery store window: You could use some sleep.
Target checkout camera: T'was winter when she contracted the cholera, quickly succumbed & was buried in a shallow grave marked with a rough-hewn tombstone & wisps of lemongrass.
@paigekellerman.bsky.social
@myseveralworlds.comAppropriate after spending the whole night at the Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce mixer masking my pain and migraine.
CHRONIC ILLNESS MASKING
Forcing yourself to keep plans even when you feel awful.
@THEMIGRAINENETWORK
#MySeveralWorlds #LifewithPain #Masking #InvisibleDisabilityAwareness
@myseveralworlds.comHere's the real truth:
If you smile, you're "doing better."
If you cry, you're "too emotional."
If you speak up, you're "difficult."
Pick your poison.
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@myseveralworlds.comFew people know I took a 9 month pro course on #LymphaticsDrainage in Oct 2025. I learned how to drain fluid from my own limbs & chest. I do not have a firm dx yet. My 2023 clot crisis shows there is something wrong with my lymphatics system.
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@myseveralworlds.com"Me on my way to leave a review for the dr who gaslit
me."
Credit: @chronically_nell
@myseveralworlds.comOn my way to the hospital again. Sigh...
Gonna light their MRI equipment up like a Christmas tree.
Appointment #5 this week!
Chronically yours,
Carrie
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#MySeveralWorlds #MedicalBurnout #ComplexCare #ComplexIllness #CanadianHealthcare
@myseveralworlds.comIt's that time of year when tasks like holding a glass are hard! Cold weather makes fine motor skills tough for arthritis patients. It might look easy, but it is a difficult thing to do for many arthritis patients.
Do you struggle with basic tasks?
#InflammatoryArthritis #MySeveralWorlds
@myseveralworlds.comI am surprised by how often the 1-10 pain scale is used here. I'm glad to hear so many do not like this scale!
How would you rate your pain today?
For my last post this month, I'm sharing "A more realistic chronic pain scale by @PINKYANDTHEPAIN
@myseveralworlds.comHow does it make you feel when a pain specialist questions how you talk about your pain?
Have you experienced problems with doctors telling you how you should and shouldn't talk about pain?
We'd love to hear about your experiences for #PainAwarenessMonth #PAM2026
#DontPunishPain #MySeveralWorlds
@myseveralworlds.com"If you don't have to factor in losing 40% of your day in exchange for A Thing, you have no right to comment
on my ability to do A Thing.
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#PainAwarenessMonth #PAM2026
#MySeveralWorlds #ArthritisAwarenessMonth
#MigraineAwarenessWeek
@myseveralworlds.comNEW: What happens when a disabled person’s need for assistance is seen as dependence? When the floor they can’t mop becomes more visible than the biz they’re running?
The Invisible Weight of a Disabled Wife
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#Ableism #MySeveralWorlds #DisabilityAndMarriage
@myseveralworlds.comMy little dwarf with a pick axe has been very active these past two months. I am still averaging 2-4 health appointments a week.
This results in HIP Days. (High Impact Pain Days) It's my way of using some humor for pain.
#PainAwarenessMonth #PAM2026 #MySeveralWorlds #ChronicPainIs #LifeWithPain
@myseveralworlds.comDID YOU KNOW?
The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion states that people with fibromyalgia are 3.4 times more likely to develop more depression compared to people who do not have fibromyalgia.
~ #MySeveralWorlds
