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This is the scariest thing with a chronic illness because we might have to change plans at the last minute due to a flare or any sudden health problems.

My biggest fear is that the person on the other end hates me because of this.

Can we have cane nooks in public bathrooms?

Like I was just in a library bathroom and my cane kept sliding while I was washing my hands and it was super hard to hold onto my cane and wash my hands.

It would be helpful if there were dips in the counter in-between each sink so I can rest my cane in there and not have to worry about it falling.

I can definitely relate. My psychologist sees my point of view, but unfortunately the hospital that all my specialists are at don't wright service dog prescriptions. My mom believes that this will all go away with time and that I won't need one later.

Unfortunately I have been dealing with my symptoms almost my whole life and am about to be going to college and I can't exactly have a puppy in a dorm.

I have no job and no way to care for a puppy and myself either.

I don’t know what I’m supposed to do at this point.

I want a service dog so so badly, but I’m scared to ask the therapist for a recommendation letter. I’m scared she’ll say no.

I want to live my life. I’m lonely and I really need someone with me. I have an entire slide show set up. Ive planned so much. But if I can’t even get up the courage to talk about it to a therapist.

I don’t know how I can talk to my parents.



I am seeing a lot of controversy that Ride the Cyclone is abilist. Don't get me wrong, it is to some extent. But I feel like the people saying that the show is abilist because they introduce a disabled character and almost immediately get rid of his disability have some of it wrong.

The main theme of the show is death (because they all died) and as a disabled person, seeing a disabled character be able to be free of the pain and that he could be 'normal' and do things he wouldn't have been able to do in life makes me feel good. I personally believe that in death, there should be no physical ailments from the living world.

I apologize if you disagree with me, but this is how I see it.

Just shopping at Walmart, as one does, and I was not feeling that great so I was using an electric cart.

As I was leaving, a lady turned to me and gave me one of the dirtiest looks and scoffed very loudly.

So I went "Ooh look at me, I'm an abled bodied person and can walk without falling down."

I didn't realize that there was an elderly lady almost right next to me and she started laughing so hard she had to stop walking.