It started with a hernia at 7 years old. I didn’t know that a late miscarriage could mean something bigger or that a torn ankle ligament meant anything more than a basketball injury. Even my heart surgery didn’t equate to a bigger issue in my head but here I am 38 years and almost 20 surgeries later, diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, CRPS and Ankylosing Spondylitis. Some days are better and easier than others but they’re all challenging and as much as I want to march, it’s not a good idea. This makes me feel included when so many things about being disabled make you feel excluded. I’m there right along with you, while you physically march for myself and my disabled friends and family!

I work at Warner Bros, which is a company that is accepting of all people and I’m very lucky to be there.