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Tag: Chronic Illness

Service dog giving assistance to person with disability using a wheelchair.
Local

Service Dog Diagnosed with Condition He’s Trained to Detect

by Bret WIllsFebruary 28, 2025March 6, 2025
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a woman pulls a weird spoon from a box
Opinion

My Well-Meaning but Confused Abled Friend Went on Vacation and All I Got Was this Collectible Souvenir Spoon

by Kat WheelerJanuary 4, 2025January 4, 2025
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A woman rests her hand on her head and holds a tea strainer
Opinion

My Spoons Are All Gone; All I Have Left Is One of Those Tiny Loose-Leaf Tea Strainers

by Stacy AshworthNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024
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young female person commuting in road of town in Kyoto Japan.
Local

Her Disability Doesn’t Define Her. That Perfect Ass Does.

by Lori AdamsSeptember 27, 2024September 27, 2024
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Man is at loss bewilderment, surprised and misunderstanding, facepalm emotion.
Local

We Ranked Disabilities by How Embarrassing They Are to Disclose

by Steven VerdileAugust 9, 2024August 9, 2024
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Culture

‘I Was Born in the Wrong Era,’ Says Chronically Ill ‘Bridgerton’ Fan Who Envies the Ability to Flirt While Fainting

by Julia Lee HarterMay 16, 2024May 16, 2024
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Happy nice woman Isolated
Local

Hey Girlie! It’s Me, Your High School Bully, and I’m Part of an MLM that Sells Miracle Cure Supplements!

by Lori AdamsMay 10, 2024May 10, 2024
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a childish drawing of a crying woman. The reflection of a smiling woman can be seem in a mirror.
Local

Woman Having a Pain Day Is So Sad She Can’t Come to Your Gender Reveal Party. She’s Devastated, We Swear. Here’s a Picture We Drew of Her Crying

by Jenny CavalleroJune 9, 2023April 19, 2024
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a young black man looks conflicted and confused
Local

Immunocompromised Man Learns COVID Is Over!

by jeromepalliserMay 5, 2023April 15, 2024
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a woman with curly hair and glasses smiles
Local

How Having Lyme Disease Made Me Appreciate the Time Before I Had Lyme Disease

by KaylaJanuary 25, 2023January 25, 2023
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A woman plants face down into a big red couch
Local

Woman Told She Would Spend the Rest of Her Life in a Wheelchair Actually Spends a Lot of Time on the Couch

by Kathleen DownesNovember 28, 2022April 19, 2024
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a doctor examines a woman in a room with a large reptile tank and bob marley poster. There is an Iguana on his shoulder and vape pen in his pocket
Local

Pain Doctor Adds Reptile Tank to Complete Drug Dealer Experience

by Mia OceanNovember 22, 2022April 19, 2024
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POLITICS

  • Disappointed Nation Beginning to Think RFK Hasn’t Actually Found the Cause of Autism
    November 15, 2025
  • Opinion: Xanax Should Be Free Under Fascism
    October 22, 2025
  • Who Said It: A Disability Charity or a Eugenicist?
    October 21, 2025

CULTURE

  • Sleeping Beauty Actually ME/CFS Girly Waiting for Doctor, Not Unlicensed Prince
    November 30, 2025
  • Marvel Director Reveals Invisible Disabled Superhero Was in Movie the Whole Time
    August 27, 2025
  • Disabled Baseball Fan Enjoys Accessibility of Empty Stadium for Shitty Team
    August 25, 2025

LOCAL

  • Speech Pathologist Delivers Utterly Unpronounceable Diagnosis 
    December 18, 2025
  • Social Security Administration Introduces a Form to Request an Accessible Version of the Form to Request Accessible Forms
    December 17, 2025
  • Disabled Woman Not Sure if Guy Is Staring Because of Wheelchair or Because She’s Hot
    December 15, 2025

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