Trying To Be A Uni Student While Disabled Is Like Pulling Teeth. Even With A Reduced Course Load, I Can't

Trying to be a uni student while disabled is like pulling teeth. Even with a reduced course load, I can't even manage to go to my classes on Fridays because I'm just completely wiped out. The majority of it is because I'm in fucking pain all the time and I can't focus

hell hath no fury like an autist mildly inconvenienced

ive been trying to make my poetry actually something.

yes, doctors suck, but also "the medical ethics and patient interaction training doctors receive reinforces ableism" and "the hyper competitive medical school application process roots out the poor, the disabled, and those who would diversify the field" and "anti-establishment sentiment gets applications rejected and promotions requests denied, weeding out the doctors on our side" and "the gruesome nature of the job and the complete lack of mental health support for medical practitioners breeds apathy towards patients" and "insurance companies often define treatment solely on a cost-analysis basis" and "doctors take on such overwhelming student loan debt they have no choice but to pursue high paying jobs at the expense of their morals" are all also true

none of this absolves doctors of the truly horrendous things they say and do to patients, but it's important to acknowledge that rather than every doctor being coincidentally a bad person, there is something specific about this field and career path that gives rise to such high prevalence of ableist attitudes

and I WILL elaborate happily

shoutout to other disableds dealing with winter weather right now

In the midst of all the ableism in the world, the casual allyship of offering someone a seat will always be important to me