RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@aceofcosmicspace/117599183219538441 Let's talk a little bit about the grief that comes with becoming disabled, and the reminders that occur daily for many of us about how we used to be able to do things "better". This project would have taken me an hour at most, when I was healthier. Today, it took me almost four hours, interspersed with rests(5 of them, laying flat), talking myself through it, bargaining with myself, and willing myself to get it done, as well as almost crying at one point from the pain in my hands, and pushing through feelings of shame because it was impossible to get as perfect as I'd have been able to do before. This is the stuff you mostly don't see or hear about from your spouse, partner, family, friends and co-workers with disability-the massive physical *and* emotional struggle that goes on behind the scenes, to complete things that are simple for others, and were likely simple for us at one point too. #disabledlife #disabledtruth #grief #chronicpain #boostsappreciated @broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca #spoonie #chronicillness #chronicallyill #SpoonieLife #SpoonieThings