EARLY ACCESS: Disabled Podcast

Thank you. Thank you so much for this

Lauren B

What makes it even worse for me is that I used to work in mental health and addictions and used to help others and now I can’t do that and can’t even help myself sometimes

Kayedenon

Oh I enjoyed seeing this. I haven’t ever listen to a podcast and I just got access because I joined Patreon yesterday only because they except PayPal. But I have fibromyalgia and other things as well as a fall in 2016 at work that basically destroyed my knee and it can’t be fixed until I am old enough for a knee replacement. I am 39. I am on disability but I don’t get nearly enough to pay my bills. I have gone through my savings and what little money I got from the lawsuit. And now currently have over $40,000 on credit cards. Which sucks because my dad lives with me and I just helped him through cancer during Covid and now he has cancer that has popped up in another part of his body and we’re about to start the treatment again. So if I lose everything so does he. I’ve been trying to find part-time jobs or anything but no one will even try to take a chance on someone that is overweight like me because they automatically think you’re lazy. Plus with my knee I can’t do a standing or walking job. I have skipped my own treatment so that I can afford to do things for my dad and to help others. Plus pain pills and stuff like that don’t work on me so my only options for help would be things like acupuncture, chiropractor, physical therapy in the pool, etc. Things I can’t afford. But the government doesn’t want to help you anymore because they feel like they’re helping you enough with your disability. It’s ridiculous

Kayedenon

I enjoyed this very much. I am a disabled individual as well, diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 5 years old. I was able to get Disability benefits in 2016. In the part of the video where you mentioned basically having to be rich or poor to survive, I immediately thought of the ABLE accounts that let you save money separately from your checking or savings account. Nearly every state has a program with one.

I was diagnosed with Lupus and Anemia in November 2019; January 28,2020 I had a Middle Right Cortex Stroke and lost all feeling in my left leg and still struggle with focus and attention. I am now on SS and Disability. Then in November 2021 I was diagnosed with Acute Lupus Pneumonitis caused by Aortic Stenosis. I still wear a Mask in public and when I use Ubers to go to Doctor Appointments.

Thank you for posting the full interviews!!!

"the fatigue is real and we're not tired of the virus, we're tired of ableism" encompasses exactly how I feel about the pandemic as a disabled person