Please enjoy this this short and wholesome piece by Mugabi Byenkya about adapting to your environment and the value of having your disability accommodated.
Tag: chronic illness
Celebrating Disability Pride Month
Disability is a framework that teaches you to prioritize the needs of your mind and body over the expectations of society. To celebrate disability pride month, check out these articles to dive deeper into the experience of disability and chronic illness.
How Mast Cell Activation Disorder Changed My Life
In 2018 I began showing a collection of symptoms that I couldn’t explain. With a combination of research and luck, I eventually found out that they were caused by Mast Cell Activation Disorder.
Patreon Bonus Article: Why We Postponed Our Poetry Book Publishing Date
Originally, it was our plan to have our poetry book published by now. But for the sake of our mental health… (Read More on Patreon)
Why I Stopped Taking Gabapentin
Please enjoy this article, originally published under the title “Color” in March of 2017, about the early days of my chronic pain journey and my experience with the medication Gabapentin.
9 Things That Blocked My Access to Medical Treatment
This is a new version of an article that was originally published as “26,” about the early attempts to diagnose the cause of my chronic pain and other symptoms, and the many ways my access to medical treatment was blocked for years prior.
Chronic Illness: Wait, Your Body Doesn’t Do This, Too?
A revamped version of my article “The Blue Book” about my discovery of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and early struggles with integrating chronic illness into my identity.
“Needing Extra Care Doesn’t Make You a Burden” Got a Glow-up!
Back when we first started designing and releasing our own original designs for merch, in August 2020, our very first design was the simple drawing of an orchid with the words “Needing Extra Care Doesn’t Make You a Burden.” After doing a few more designs, we learned a lot more about how to do digital art, what our style was, and how to make art that prints well. After a while, our first piece seemed …Read More
Young Hot & Full of Moderate to Severe Joint Pain: New Merch!
I made a new merch design based off the Cards Against Humanity chronic illness meme that’s gone around the internet for years.
Interview with Alice Wong: Engaging with Stories of Disabled People
Today’s article is a first for Yopp: We have our very first interview! The wonderful Dennis Upkins had the opportunity to connect with Alice Wong, an amazing disability activist who I’ve admired from afar for several years, about the importance of the stories of disabled people. If you’ve been looking for some disability related resources to consume and activists to follow, this article is full of them. I highly recommend going and checking out Alice’s …Read More