I have made no secret of the fact that I endure a considerable amount of pain in relation to my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and the subsequent antibiotic injury. How do I manage my Ehlers-Danlos? That … Continue reading A Balm for the Bruises and Bends
Category: Activism
Owning Her Stripes
For most of her life, she had experienced pain. Pain that other people said couldn’t exist.
Autism Awareness: Accepting a New Diagnosis
April is Autism Acceptance (and Awareness) month. What better month to ask some questions of my therapist and get to the bottom of some questions I’ve had for a while? … Continue reading Autism Awareness: Accepting a New Diagnosis
Screaming Secrets: An Original Poem
Screaming Secrets The wronged shrieked from their fingertips, silenced no longer, Empowered by consent, Enraged from words not welcomed to say, stuffed inside, eating the polite curtains away … Continue reading Screaming Secrets: An Original Poem
My Queer Latter-day Story
It’s been a few years since I started reflecting on my relationship with LGBTQIA+ Pride and how my relationship with the month of celebration has changed over the years. From … Continue reading My Queer Latter-day Story
Waiting for a Home I Can Use
The reality of living in the Pacific Northwest as a disabled person during a housing crisis In October 2018, the day before my 52nd birthday, my doctor prescribed a power chair for … Continue reading Waiting for a Home I Can Use
10 Years After My War on Drugs
Ten years ago, I began a war against a drug that now takes the life of thousands daily
These Antibiotics are Killing People Every Day
Do you read the paperwork that is handed to you by your pharmacy when you get a new prescription?
Writing About Cannabis on Odyssey
In the last month I have been sharing articles about the evolution of my chronic pain treatment as well as what a fellow-traveler (and cannabis patient) has learned walking to Seattle from San Diego.
M.E. Slighte 