In this photo I am standing in my vanity soon after my hair started growing back from dreads. When I wasn’t feeling as bad as I do now and looked pretty. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about a year before my son was born. Then about a year later I was diagnosed with bipolar depression….
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thespitfiredragon
Why I’m Joining the Disability March: I had a baby in May, after several years of trying and two heartbreaking missed miscarriages. Not surprisingly, he means the world to me and I want a better world for him than the one the Trump administration will bring. I want him to grow up in a world…
J Rebelle
I would love to march with my friends and family to protest hate, but I am recovering from an operation from one of my multiple autoimmune diseases. When the ACA is repealed, I will be in hard place. My body may be broken, but my mind isn’t. I will continue resist hate & evil, &…
Walker Family
Our family believes in equality for all cultures, all ethnicities, all genders, and all abilities. Our son with autism spectrum disorder deserves a fighting chance for a fulfilling life, and in order for him to get that, he needs ongoing support from his community, including the federal government. Our family fully supports the 2017 Women’s…
Suz (FuzzBombCraft)
I am joining the Disability March because it doesn’t matter what my body can stand or not – I pledge to stand up, become an active citizen and work for the common good… Suz is a retired Title I public school teacher who gave her “best years” to her students. In her retirement, she is…
Debra Rexroat-Swords
Invisible disabilities keep me from being able to physically join the millions of women marching today, but my heart and soul are totally with them, from coast to coast, in every state. I will be praying for all who march to be seen, heard, and heeded . . . and also to be safe from…
K. Watson
As much as I want to, I cannot attend the march or any sister marches in person. I will stand up against injustice in whatever way I’m able. The incoming administration needs to know that what they plan on doing will affect several people in the country. I’m a bisexual woman recently unemployed, though still…
Claire Spann
I wish to march because: I am human and try as they might, they cannot suppress the human spirit or it’s ability to hope, #AudacityofHope #IamEveryWoman #HearMeRoar We are each other’s purpose. Love, compassion and empathy should be our motivation. Live gratefully and give generously of yourself.
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