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Invisible Illness and Disability: A Complicated Relationship
Happy Monday! Today I wanted to talk about something that I’ve noticed when I talk to some of my peers and colleagues about my invisible illness. It isn’t something that I can blame them for, but rather a fault of how society has painted disability. Let me ask you: what do you picture when you think of disability? Really take a moment and evaluate what images and thoughts pop into your head. If you’re like me, you probably think of something like the handicap parking sign, a wheelchair, or mobility aids like crutches or canes. Now there’s no shame in it. It’s what we’ve been taught. But it isn’t the…