Reimagining life with a chronic illness

“You are allowed to declare with bold audacity
this story is not over yet.” Morgan Harper Nichols

Photo by SHP Brand Bash

Amanda Dreher Amanda Dreher

Disability Pride Month and a Personal Update

Did you know that July is Disability Pride month? And that this new flag is an update of an original design that was difficult for folks like me, with visually triggered disabilities, to look at? It’s ok, I had no idea either. But I am represented by the white stripe (for invisible disabilities) and the blue stripe (for mental illness, like anxiety and depression). My official diagnosis is vestibular migraine (chronic and severe), persistent postural perceptual dizziness, and adjustment disorder.

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