Ableism, Classism & The Endemic Inequality in Healthcare (Think About It, Improve Consciousness)
We can be the kings and queens of our dreams No matter how hard what's around us may seem Just live to dream and so dream to live respected for you are and what you have to give Never give up and creating your fair chance rise above denigration and baby you'll dance That is a poem I wrote about six years ago. I had hoped that my own words would help lift some of the darkness of my life. I now have a tattoo on my arm which reads 'if you only knew' which is what the story of my life has become. For nearly two decades I have been grappling with an invisible, agonizingly painful beast that has for the most part overtaken my life. That beast is called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. The pain this invisible, supposedly rare (but actually just grossly under-diagnosed) health condition causes is only the first half of that agony. The other half is the oppression caused by its lack of validation- - and thus adequate treatment options - in the medical system and in society. It's pur...