What I do when my body reacts to human interaction like it’s the flu.

There are a lot of things I know now that would have been helpful to know back when I first got sick or even when I relapsed. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say when I’m feeling my worst and need assistance at work, the last thing I want to do is go to different websites and try to decipher what my options are.

A common misconception about the word “disabled” is that it means “not able” or “less able”. In fact, the word was coined by disability activists to communicate that our population is disabled by the society we live in — not by our brains or bodies.