tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post3462510011571507804..comments2024-03-28T09:16:33.241+00:00Comments on Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Reversal Therapy, Crohn's and the SeasickSue Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-52956009483835221482012-06-10T21:01:11.416+01:002012-06-10T21:01:11.416+01:00I think feeling nauseas 24/7 along with being sick...I think feeling nauseas 24/7 along with being sick is the most demanding of any illness and you never ever get use to it despite myself suffering with it for 30 odd years everyday is a struggle and everyone I've ever mat who has had Chemotherapy agrees with meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-18918661896494079522012-06-10T18:46:05.693+01:002012-06-10T18:46:05.693+01:00Loved this post.Loved this post.Amonrosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403811621627886616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-21392129570778745062012-06-10T18:12:22.068+01:002012-06-10T18:12:22.068+01:00Having experienced both a bad case of Salmonella a...Having experienced both a bad case of Salmonella and autoimmune disease related inflammation of the bowel, I can confirm that they really do feel very similar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-36303738225251680732012-06-10T17:55:00.709+01:002012-06-10T17:55:00.709+01:00Amusing story! And very revealing.
Like when I wa...Amusing story! And very revealing.<br /><br />Like when I was working at Somerset County Council and a couple of people in wheelchairs attended a meeting of Full Council. A guy in a wheelchair joked about how they were causing trouble, and I pointed out that, really, it was the building causing trouble for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-9627505968481814612012-06-10T17:07:51.664+01:002012-06-10T17:07:51.664+01:00It's true. Two ppl very close to me have told ...It's true. Two ppl very close to me have told me that salmonella was without doubt the worst pain/illness they've ever experienced. <br /><br />They told me with the horror still fresh in their voices, shaking their heads at the memory. Not quite able to believe they'd really felt so awful. Both said "I honestly thought I was dying"<br /><br />I looked at them in wonder - cld they really not know I feel like that every single day of my life? Really? I learned in the end we're not designed to believe or recognise that stuff. We think our suffering is unique, worse than any other.Sue Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-82711795479955219482012-06-10T17:03:16.113+01:002012-06-10T17:03:16.113+01:00It is interesting (not always fun) to watch a non ...It is interesting (not always fun) to watch a non disabled person struggle with something simple that a disabled person has to deal with everyday.<br /><br />as a child i was told: If we swap even part of our medical problems with a non ill person for 5mins it would drive them insane.<br /><br />and as you watch non disabled people struggle with simple things that we have to put up with everyday it proves true.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418633355712187185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-70933058545161105812012-06-10T16:57:16.915+01:002012-06-10T16:57:16.915+01:00Oh, the irony :)
Sure I get the point. Do that, b...Oh, the irony :)<br /><br />Sure I get the point. Do that, been there in my own way. Gave me a wry smile. Nicely written, bitter sweet, and very much welcome. Thank you xxWheeliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798837094383674273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-20588317421027686352012-06-10T16:17:58.856+01:002012-06-10T16:17:58.856+01:00Interesting read as ever, Sue. As one in the same...Interesting read as ever, Sue. As one in the same boat (yes, we haven't finished) albeit not to the same degree, I'd also point out that I do this all the time, as I imagine most do. The retweeting and favouriting that happened on this evening was as rapid and widespread as I have ever seen and unlike certain mainstream stand-upss, we had an awful lot of malice-free fun with this. I'm @OstendGudgeon on Twitter if that doesn't show on here.<br /><br />Reading between the lines there is a clear indication that we use it as a coping mechanism because we have to cope. You have to find humour in the horror because we always have the horror. That it brings home an awful reality to non-affected or disaffected viewers is a bonus that long ago I learned to exploit. Any stand-up speaker needs a hook, an attention grabber, and the deeper the hook, the less it dislodges.<br /><br />I enjoyed that evening and personally, having had a ropy day or two, felt better for it. There is a cathartic element to it and I don't disagree it's for the reasons above. Again, good piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-49412891523227340912012-06-10T16:16:59.722+01:002012-06-10T16:16:59.722+01:00I'm reminded of a story I read about a Blind C...I'm reminded of a story I read about a Blind Canadian lawyer. A courtroom was plunged into total darkness because of a power cut(one of those ingenious central rooms with no windows I guess) and the law stated clearly that no one could be expected to work in an environment that was dangerous to them. So proceedings were suspended and as people were heading out the Blind lawyer said "What? Can't you people work in the dark?"<br /><br />It highlights something about disability equality which often seems to be deliberately misunderstood by non-disabled people. Disabled people are expected to adapt and meet the expectations of others often in circumstances which are dangerous to them specifically. This is a standard of ethics which almost no developed western nation tolerates for long when applied to non-disabled people. Yet attempts to redress this balance are disingenuously characterised as 'special treatment' and supposedly at odds with principles of equality. <br /><br />The real special treatment goes almost unquestioned.Mason Dixon, Autistichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799959037314750427noreply@blogger.com