I march because my life depends on continued cancer research funding and affordable access to quality healthcare. I march because people living with chronic illness are not walking tragedies, or shameful outsiders who deserve to be dismissed or mocked. I march because disability rights are human rights and human rights are disability rights. I march because I will not let the new president steal my future. #NastyWoman #ImStillWithHer

I am a 30-year-old stage IV pancreatic cancer survivor, working as a children’s librarian in Maryland. I blog about living with chronic illnesses at www.thechronicself.com.