tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post2213794422355169052..comments2023-05-24T10:46:26.458+01:00Comments on Through Myself and Back Again: Blogging Against Disablism Day (ish), 2008: Getting PersonalNaomi J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10918322634249814999noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post-56439134458722237312008-05-19T23:36:00.000+01:002008-05-19T23:36:00.000+01:00Oh yes, plenty of nods of recognition here too.Oh yes, plenty of nods of recognition here too.seahorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006649663400552591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post-216871372845802922008-05-09T03:50:00.000+01:002008-05-09T03:50:00.000+01:00Excellent post! I have yet to run into the same dx...Excellent post! I have yet to run into the same dx thing, but I can imagine the frustration. The one that is the most frustrating to me is when people cringe when I call myself disabled. Come ON. Let's be realistic here! Gah!<BR/><BR/>(btw, changed my blog url and name from strokegirl.blogspot.com to www.clottedcognition.com Last time, I swear!)Lieslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387096391972174245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post-57821488275977110492008-05-05T12:15:00.000+01:002008-05-05T12:15:00.000+01:00Oh, well done! Thank you so much. :)Oh, well done! Thank you so much. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post-30599305532386323742008-05-05T11:30:00.000+01:002008-05-05T11:30:00.000+01:00Great post! I find myself recognising a lot and m...Great post! I find myself recognising a lot and making humming noises in agreement.<BR/><BR/>Not that I am exactly the SAME as you of course ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post-7088083378137515902008-05-03T18:47:00.000+01:002008-05-03T18:47:00.000+01:00Well done Lilwatchgirl, and thanks for persisting ...Well done Lilwatchgirl, and thanks for persisting to be part of this. :-)<BR/><BR/>"And when you decide I'm *just like you* because we share a diagnosis or a symptom or a bus route, you don't allow me to be a person."<BR/><BR/>This is one that doesn't come up very often, but yes, totally. It's especially tricky to handle when they do share a diagnosis and have had a really rough time of it. The last person I spoke to in this context, who was spending about £10K a year on a largely nutritional treatment, stated, "Well, you've got to keep trying to get better."<BR/><BR/>And it was very difficult not to say, "I've got to keep living my life."The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.com