Aka Why the Conversations Surrounding Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Chris Rock, and the Oscars Are Important Among Black People As we all know, Will Smith slapped the hell out of Chris Rock at the Oscars over a joke made about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s appearance — specifically referencing her bald head from…

Written in honor of Disability Day of Mourning: CW: caregiver abuse, elder abuse, abuse towards disabled people, ableism, mention of murder and death, neglect, the pandemic As we enter the second year of a global health pandemic, many disabled people have been shoved further and further to the back. Our…

When we imagine love, we tend to imagine an old heartache or we think of our current romantic interests or our current partners. Sometimes we think of our families and friends, other times we don’t. We have been taught an extremely limited conception of love. This hyper individualistic society teaches…

CW: Ableism, mention of violent acts towards disabled people, mention of violence in general — if you feel like it’s too much to tackle, don’t force yourself to ❤ My best friend and I were sitting up watching Voyeurs a few nights ago. It follows the story of Pippa and…

In 2017, I was hospitalized and diagnosed with advanced stage leukemia, with a not so good looking prognosis — at the time, it would’ve been a miracle if I made it OUT of the hospital, then it was projected maybe a year at most that my loved ones would have…

When the battle is done, we — the patients — are left with the aftermath and that is often too difficult to carry alone. ID: the word survivor bracketed and split up in bold font with a smaller cursive type font reading: to beat the odds, one with great courage…

Last week, I found myself breaking down into a panic attack when realizing all the Lysol disinfecting spray online and in the greater Los Angeles area was sold out. My panic attack wasn’t rooted in the common hysteria linked to COVID 19, my panic attack was rooted in the fact…

Before we start, here is a glossary of the major terms I used so we can all be working from the same place of definitions during this essay reading experience: “Holistic” Ableism: An accidental term I made up in a rant to concisely describe the ableism many “holistic” figures with…

There is something about having cancer, or any disability for that matter, that will make people — from strangers to acquaintances to friends to family — act completely out of pocket. I got diagnosed with advanced stage leukemia in April 2017. I remember the outpouring of love and support from…