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FEMINIST DISABILITY THEORY: HOW ARE FEMINISM AND DISABILITY INTERWINED?
When we think of feminism, we look at social issues such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and class; but what about disability? Feminism and disability have been so intertwined over […]
THE PROBLEMATIC WAYS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FAILS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
While working on my previous post, a thought came into my mind: how I was branded and put into a box due to my disability while I was at school […]
THE NEGATIVE EFFECT POLITICAL CORRECTNESS CAN HAVE ON MINORITY GROUPS
I realize I don’t talk much about my life with cerebral palsy on this blog. I’ve had it all my life, unlike the rest of my illnesses, so I technically […]
THE DIFFICULTIES OF BEING EPILEPTIC AND PREGNANT
With the pregnancy and the health struggles I’d been going through recently, I’ve been writing a lot about the health care system a lot on here, specifically the Canadian healthcare […]
THE FINANCIAL BURDENS THAT COME WITH BEING CHRONICALLY ILL
Canada has been hit hard by the new inflation rate. The whole world has been hit hard due to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Canada’s inflation rate is […]
UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE OF RESPECT AND BOUNDARIES WHEN FACED WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS
I recently came across a short film called ‘Under The Lights’. The film is about a high school student who goes to prom despite the fact that he knows it’ll […]
AN OPEN LETTER TO MY UNBORN CHILD: THE 5 THINGS I WANT YOU TO LEARN IN LIFE
I’ll be entering the third trimester soon, and I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about how I want my son (YES, I’m going to be a boy mom!) […]
IS IT EVER SELFISH TO BE THANKFUL FOR HAVING A HEALTHY CHILD? NO, AND HERE’S WHY.
Expecting a child is the most precious, and yet the scariest, time in someone’s life. I should know as I’m expecting a child myself. No matter what career path someone […]
I SUFFERED A GRAND MAL SEIZURE WHEN I WAS 21 WEEKS PREGNANT. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE CANADIAN MEDICAL SYSTEM.
My pregnancy has definitely been eventful, to say the least. Don’t get me wrong, I’m so grateful to even be able to say out loud that I’m pregnant. While being […]