Disability March

Sara K

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….

Patty Wonderly

“Use what talent you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.” Henry Van Dyke Description of photo: A gray-haired woman in a red cardigan and Mickey Mouse scarf kissing Mr. Toad at Disneyland. Statement of why I’m joining: As the great great niece of Elizabeth Cady…

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…

Judith Carnes

I would physically March if I could for all who stand to lose health insurance, face deportation, need help to pay for education and care for the earth. Bio: 66 year old NH native diagnosed with myasthena gravis last year. Issues with standing and walking. retired, worked as school of management librarian at Yale University…

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 When the ACA is repealed, I will be in hard place.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, &…

Leila Francis

Hello my name is Leila Francis I can’t march- I’m too ill. Please add my name to the list. I am marching against all the people who want to damage this Earth and hurt the people who live on it. I am marching against fear and war, poverty and paid education. I am fighting for…

Migraine Mom

Photo: A tattoo of the face of an elven maiden with green eyes, in an oval frame With chronic daily migraines, it is hard to leave the house, much less the state, especially with a child. Losing ACA is likely a death sentence for me, since the pre-existing condition clause is back and I can’t…

Ruth Grombacher

I am a woman living with lung cancer. This picture was taken 9 months after my last chemo treatment. This is the face of a fighter! My friends call me Ruthie. I am beyond frightened by the President elect. I am polar opposite of everything this person stands for. I am currently fighting for disability.

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…