Category Archives: Disability

Misinformation and Magical Thinking

Recently I saw a post on Facebook of a link to a news item. The piece was about a woman who “defies odds, learns to walk again after spinal cord injury”. The piece explains that she did so through “faith and fortitude” making “a liar” of doctors. As a person who lives with a disability,… Read More »

Depression and Lack of Motivation

This past week, May 5th to 12th, was Mental Health Week, which led me to reflect on my personal experience with depression, something I have struggled with multiple times throughout my life. There is a misperception that depression is strictly an emotional or mood disorder; the truth is that depression affects every aspect of one’s… Read More »