The following poster was produced by an MS group, but is equally relevant to ME, Lupus, FMS, etc.
The slogan reads:
I'M NOT ASHAMED OF MY DISEASE,
BUT I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE IT.
I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO BRING
IT UPON MYSELF, BUT I'M DOING
EVERYTHING TO FIGHT IT.
I SPEAK OPENLY ABOUT IT IN ORDER
TO RAISE AWARENESS.
I personally pondered a while before reaching the decision that I must publicise the effects of my ‘invisible illness’. When I am out and about, it is due to my experiencing a relatively good day. The vast majority of the time folk do not see me abed in my bed-cell swollen, in pain, suffering various neurological symptoms that militate against quotidian life let alone social contact.
Alas, in today's society where it is now acceptable to bait & hate disabled folk, it is necessary to provide personal accounts of suffering to counter the accusations of “faking it” &/or hypochondria and undermine the MSM lies & propaganda.
As I am reasonably literate and compos mentis some of the time, it is my personal moral duty to make every attempt I can to stand up for disability rights.
If my posts annoy you, feel at liberty to turn off notifications.
For those of you who tolerate my posts, thank you.
And those of you who are kind enough to share the occasional post, my deepest gratitude - and I endow you with brownie-points & fairy-dust! %D
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MS = Multiple Sclerosis
ME = Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
FMS = Fibromyalgia
MSM = main-stream media
Thank you for your kind words. %)
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