Tag: racism

Wellness culture preys on women with chronic illness who have been rejected by the sexist medical system. Wellness culture convinces women that they can cure their diseases if they just try hard enough, and that is toxic.

How wellness culture is toxic for people with chronic illness

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Wellness culture is toxic for people with chronic illness and chronic pain, and many chronic illness blogs and influencers get sucked into the culture and spread it with the best of intentions. They arrive so excited to talk about their illness, but slowly over time, they realize that chronic illness is a very niche topic…Continue reading How wellness culture is toxic for people with chronic illness

Wilma Rudolph lived with disability as a child, and survived double pneumonia, scarlet fever, measles, mumps, and whooping cough all before she was seven years old. The one that left its mark was polio.  It "crippled" her legs and stopped her from walking or running like the other children.

How Wilma Rudolph survived polio and became the fastest woman in the world

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Wilma Rudolph lived with disability and sickness from the very beginning. She’s born into this world way too early. There’s no treatment for babies two months premature. Most babies weighing four pounds at birth don’t make it, but she did. The odds are stacked against her. She’s the 20th of 22 children and her parents…Continue reading How Wilma Rudolph survived polio and became the fastest woman in the world

How the opioid hysteria and moral panic worsened the opioid crisis

How opioid hysteria and moral panic worsened the opioid crisis

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A moral panic is happening in the United States right now, and it’s the so-called “opioid crisis” or “opioid epidemic” that pops up daily in the news. Reporters can be heard lamenting that the sky is falling and that anyone and everyone is addicted to prescription drugs. Of course, we know that isn’t true, but…Continue reading How opioid hysteria and moral panic worsened the opioid crisis

Fannie Lou Hamer grew up as a sharecropper, earned the nickname "the First Lady of Civil Rights", became the co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Party and the co-founder of the National Women's Political Caucus, and she lived with a disability

Disabled Women in History: Fannie Lou Hamer and the Civil Rights Movement

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Fannie Lou Hamer grew up as a sharecropper, earned the nickname “the First Lady of Civil Rights”, became the co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Party and the co-founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus, and she lived with a disability. Fannie had a gift for captivating audiences with her forceful personality. She dealt with violence…Continue reading Disabled Women in History: Fannie Lou Hamer and the Civil Rights Movement

How racism in pain management endangers the lives of Black Americans

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Racism in pain management has been around since the beginning of medical care, but thanks to the opioid crisis, it’s really ramped up in the last few years. It’s become so prevalent that now doctors are patting themselves on the back because they’re “saving” Black people from the opioid crisis by being racist. Doctors racist…Continue reading How racism in pain management endangers the lives of Black Americans

Barbara Jordan was the first African American since reconstruction to be elected to the Texas senate. And that was just the first barrier that she crossed.

Disabled Women in History: Barbara Jordan breaking barriers

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Today’s badass disabled woman is Barbara Jordan. Her story includes so many “firsts” it’s hard to keep track of them all.  A not exhaustive list of Barbara Jordan’s firsts: First African American to give the keynote address at either party’s political convention First African American to serve in the Texas State Senate since Reconstruction First…Continue reading Disabled Women in History: Barbara Jordan breaking barriers

Stop scamming Fibromyalgia patients by pretending there's a cure. Yoga, diet, and a good attitude can help mitigate symptoms, but aren't a cure.

Stop scamming patients by pretending there’s a cure to Fibromyalgia

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Stop scamming patients by pretending there’s a cure for Fibromyalgia. People are tired of hearing if they do “ONE EASY THING!!” all their symptoms will go away, Generic suggestions that definitely do not cure Fibromyalgia Get more sleep Everyone with Fibromyalgia wants more sleep. Fibro patients go to sleep tired and wake up tired. They…Continue reading Stop scamming patients by pretending there’s a cure to Fibromyalgia