Walela NehandaI Survived Cancer & I Shouldn’t Be Required to Feel Grateful About It:CW: death, suicide, cancer, brief mention of disordered eating and self harm8 min read·Oct 23, 2022--1--1
Walela NehandaI Am Not “The Problem” for Having Suicide Ideation, The Problem Is The World We Live InThis is entirely my own experience, contemplations and questions as a result of my own life. I feel sharing this side of myself, one that’s…11 min read·May 18, 2022--1--1
Walela NehandaThe Value of Pop Culture CommentaryAka Why the Conversations Surrounding Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Chris Rock, and the Oscars Are Important Among Black People7 min read·Mar 29, 2022----
Walela NehandaThe Pandemic, Caregiver Abuse, & the Survival of Disabled PeopleWritten in honor of Disability Day of Mourning:9 min read·Mar 1, 2022----
Walela NehandaWe Need to Humanize Disabled People in Media: A Brief History and Analysis of Vilifying DisablementCW: Ableism, mention of violent acts towards disabled people, mention of violence in general — if you feel like it’s too much to tackle…13 min read·Dec 15, 2021--1--1
Walela NehandaAfter Cancer: I Visited The Burial Site I Chose if I Died — Next to my GrandmaIn 2017, I was hospitalized and diagnosed with advanced stage leukemia, with a not so good looking prognosis — at the time, it would’ve…8 min read·Oct 22, 2021--1--1
Walela NehandaCancer Survivorship, Suicide, & the Lack of Support for Our Mental HealthWhen the battle is done, we — the patients — are left with the aftermath and that is often too difficult to carry alone.12 min read·Sep 11, 2021--2--2
Walela NehandaI’m Immune Compromised & High Risk COVID19, Mutual Aid is What’s Saving My LifeLast week, I found myself breaking down into a panic attack when realizing all the Lysol disinfecting spray online and in the greater Los…4 min read·Mar 16, 2020----
Walela Nehanda“Holistic” Ableism, Fauxhemians, Oh My: The Dangers of Health Misinformation on Social MediaBefore 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…12 min read·Jan 16, 2020----
Walela NehandaHey, Actually Support the Disabled People in Your LifeThere is something about having cancer, or any disability for that matter, that will make people — from strangers to acquaintances to…9 min read·Nov 10, 2019--1--1