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From my life as a Black Disabled teenager to an independent young adult

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Moving to London Has Been a Nightmare

Moving to London Has Been a Nightmare

September 16, 2023September 19, 2023 Posted in Current Updates and Recent Life94 Comments

A post explaining the current struggles I’ve been having with funds, benefits, and getting rejected from getting PIP since moving to England.

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How Trying to ‘Fix’ My Disability Made My Hands Worse

How Trying to ‘Fix’ My Disability Made My Hands Worse

July 22, 2023 Posted in In My Feelings122 Comments

A post explaining what happened when my doctors made my hands worse by straightening them in order to ‘fix’ them and why it was wrong.

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Please Don’t Assume I Need Healing

Please Don’t Assume I Need Healing

June 26, 2021 Posted in Thinking out Loud197 Comments

A post about an incident where a random man on the street was ableist towards me and deeply upset me.

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Wheelchair Blues and Getting Turned Away

Wheelchair Blues and Getting Turned Away

May 22, 2021July 6, 2021 Posted in Current Updates and Recent Life89 Comments

A little peek into some of the struggles I went through with my disability during my hiatus from my blog, as well as some sad news about one of my wheelchairs.

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A Day in the Life of a Disabled Teenager

A Day in the Life of a Disabled Teenager

October 4, 2020July 27, 2021 Posted in Current Updates and Recent Life65 Comments

A slight peek into what my everyday life is like as a disabled teenager

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