Having chemotherapy when you don’t have cancer
Most people may not know that chemotherapy isn’t just a treatment for cancer. It can be used in a lot of medical settings – including autoimmune disorders.
Author Archives: writehanded
I deserve to exist
I’ve been struggling to deal with the public debate around beneficiary rights that’s continued since Metiria Turei’s game-changing speech last week.
Benefit fraud: it isn’t what you think it is
The word ‘fraud’ calls to mind, for me, a nefarious character who is willingly and maliciously ripping off a system to the tune of thousands of dollars.
The night I reached out
There’s so much messaging in the media about “reaching out” if you need help. But a lot of it doesn’t acknowledge or examine how difficult reaching out can be to do Continue Reading →
Don’t tell me to smile
Part of the idea of disability porn – aka inspiration porn – is the concept for ABS: Always Be Smiling. That the person with a disability is not only there Continue Reading →
Endometriosis affects 176 million people worldwide
So what are we doing about it? Fuck all, it seems.
Sorry to inconvenience you, Minister
Yesterday, Disability Issues Minister Nicky Wagner blundered her way into a social media situation that probably caused her some professional distress. For me and many others, it was very personal.
#keepitkindonline
Keep It Kind Online is a campaign that looks to address bullying and harassment online, and asks participants to pledge to not participate in, and to confront, these behaviours.
WINZ + moving house
This week, I moved house. I wrote a bit about what it means to try and relocate when you’re disabled or chronically ill. I wanted to expand on some of Continue Reading →
So, your chronically ill/disabled friend is moving
This is going to seem like a very self-serving post, because yes, I am moving house this week! But that means that’s all I’m thinking about. I’ve moved a lot, both Continue Reading →