Month: February 2023

“I cried a lot when I was diagnosed. I was 22 years old, and I thought my life was over.   I went to the hospital after losing feeling in my right arm. While I was there, I lost feeling in my right side, from my shoulder to my hip. I had to learn how to…

“Over a decade ago, I experienced numbness in my legs, and it progressed until I had no feeling in my left foot. I remember my neurologist talking about MS while I stared at the Parkinson’s poster that was plastered on the wall behind him. I have MS? I tried to keep a straight face, but…

It must be that enough time had passed since I was last battling social services, that I found the confidence to think moving would be okay… After all, it’s a bungalow, it’s in the same town, just a few small alterations needed. Unfortunately, though, I think unless you’re in an accessible council house and unemployed,…

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“Throughout history, Black women have faced dangerous stigmas. Some of which have ranged from being aggressive, angry, and ignorant to being strong, confident, and loud. Being a plus-size Black woman, many of these stigmas have followed me throughout my life. I’m used to hearing things like, ‘Masini, you are so funny!’ or ‘You don’t have…