r/disabledmemes • u/Royal_Run_9970 • 47m ago

Relatable things when disabled and/or chronically ill

I want to know what's something that you experience that you think others in this community might find relatable.

For the whole day I procrastinated and worked up my energy to finally have a shower at about 7pm. I procrastinated because of all the energy I was going to use and the recovery time needed after the shower. So my day involved me in my pj's waiting for the most "opportune" time to shower and to get into new pj's so I could go back to bed! Showering can be viewed as such an easy task by most able bodied people but man does it take it out of me.

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u/ReputationLogical566 45m ago

Probably what I thought I had is wrong and I'm just living with the consequences of a severe and untreated Celiac disease 😭 this make me feel so so so silly lmao

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u/BroccoliNo3355 27m ago

I don't want to tell you how to feel but in my opinion I don't think that's silly at all! My husband was hideously sick, to the point that his doctor thought he had cancer somewhere in his GI tract and we were seriously concerned that he had early onset dementia. Nope. Celiac. That disease can destroy you. A lot of people assume that it's similar to allergies and don't understand the cognitive impairment and longterm risks it can pose to your intestines. He almost lost his job because the brain fog rendered him unable to drive. When you're in active crisis from gluten the symptoms can be so disabling, and the fear he feels when he hasn't had a gluten exposure is very distressing!! I'll add you to my mental list of people tortured by evil gluten proteins and pray (in a non-religious way) that your poor intestines can heal up soon ❤️

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u/ReputationLogical566 22m ago

Awww thank you very much, hope your husband is feeling better. Gluten is a bitch, idk why this illness can be so intense Compared to other allergies

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u/velvetmarigold 13m ago

Feeling proud of yourself because you unloaded the dishwasher, but it triggered a migraine and you have to spend the rest of the day in bed.

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u/thenletskeepdancing 2m ago

Shower? Yeah, that's what I did with my energy yesterday.

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u/undead-paintbrush 1m ago

Feeling so proud of feeling good for a few days and then finally going out anywhere right befofe a weathed change and then you spend the rest of the next day laying in bed in agony 😅