Arend (they) 🏳️⚧️🍉<p>Ableism in political organizing looks like people telling others they're not doing enough. It looks like influencers suggesting you push through your tiredness. It looks like organizers burning out. These messages exclude disabled folks who would like to help. I've held the line 5-feet from cops in riot gear, helped shut down freeways, sat-in at my local congressperson's office. Others are not so able. But everyone shoulds on you when you're <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/ChronicallyIll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicallyIll</span></a>.</p>
#chronicallyill
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Tomorrow is my #birthday 
today is an amazing day to share + support!
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Big fundraising ask this week for some big expenses 💕
The last couple of months have been intensely challenging AND have been filled with kind, generous humans supporting us through this heartwrenching transition.
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Updated 7/1 URGENT #MutualAidRequest for Xander, who is trans, chronically ill and recently unemployed, and needs help paying for upcoming bills, food, and transportation.
Progress/Goal: https://disabled.social/@bun/114659212437972310
Can we get Xander $15 today? Anything helps and is appreciated. If you can't donate, go ahead and boost please!
venmo: xan1120
cashapp: Xan1120
disabled.socialBun (he/they) (@bun@disabled.social)Y'all helped get Xander $185 out of the previous $280 ask, which is amazing thank you!
But now with new bills coming due for Xander we are back to square one:
$56/280 (updated 7/10)
Xander is trans, chronically ill and recently unemployed, and needs help paying for upcoming bills, food, and transportation. Anything helps and is appreciated! If you can't donate go ahead and boost!
venmo: xan1120
cashapp: Xan1120
#MutualAidRequest #ChronicallyIll #TransMutualAid #MutualAid #TransCrowdfund
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Updated 6/19 URGENT #MutualAidRequest for Xander, who is trans, chronically ill and recently unemployed, and needs help paying for upcoming bills, food, and transportation. Bus pass is about to expire!
Progress/Goal: https://disabled.social/@bun/114659212437972310
Can we get Xander $15 today? Anything helps and is appreciated. If you can't donate, go ahead and boost please!
venmo: xan1120
cashapp: Xan1120
disabled.socialBun (he/they) (@bun@disabled.social)Y'all helped get Xander $185 out of the previous $280 ask, which is amazing thank you!
But now with new bills coming due for Xander we are back to square one:
$56/280 (updated 7/10)
Xander is trans, chronically ill and recently unemployed, and needs help paying for upcoming bills, food, and transportation. Anything helps and is appreciated! If you can't donate go ahead and boost!
venmo: xan1120
cashapp: Xan1120
#MutualAidRequest #ChronicallyIll #TransMutualAid #MutualAid #TransCrowdfund
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#MutualAidRequest for Xander, who is trans, chronically ill and recently unemployed, and needs help paying for upcoming bills, food, and transportation. Bus pass is about to expire!
Progress/Goal: https://disabled.social/@bun/114659212437972310
Can we get Xander $15 today? Anything helps and is appreciated! If you can't donate go ahead and boost please!
venmo: xan1120
cashapp: Xan1120
disabled.socialBun (he/they) (@bun@disabled.social)Y'all helped get Xander $185 out of the previous $280 ask, which is amazing thank you!
But now with new bills coming due for Xander we are back to square one:
$56/280 (updated 7/10)
Xander is trans, chronically ill and recently unemployed, and needs help paying for upcoming bills, food, and transportation. Anything helps and is appreciated! If you can't donate go ahead and boost!
venmo: xan1120
cashapp: Xan1120
#MutualAidRequest #ChronicallyIll #TransMutualAid #MutualAid #TransCrowdfund
Some low-energy products for washing one's hair
From: May 2025 Caregiver Call Summary
Links:
https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-rinse-free-shampoo-cap/ID=prod6293401-product
Hashtags:
@chronicillness
@spoonies
@mecfs
#ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #POTS @pots @fibromyalgia
#Fibromyalgia #Fibro #FMS
#chronicillness
#chroniclife
#Spoonielife
#ChronicIllnesses
#Spoonies
#Spoonie
#ChronicallyIll
"The doctors are not OK"
https://mecfs.substack.com/p/the-doctors-are-not-ok
Blogpost arguing that doctors may not be willing to admit in a consultation they don't understand a patient's condition/symptoms/etc & instead not treat them well (e.g. gaslighting them) because of the way they themselves were trained
@chronicillness
@spoonies
#neisvoid
#chronicillness
#chroniclife
#ChronicPain
#Spoonielife
#hiddenillness
#invisibleillness
#ChronicIllnesses
#Spoonies
#Spoonie
#ChronicallyIll
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Y'all helped get Xander $185 out of the previous $280 ask, which is amazing thank you!
But now with new bills coming due for Xander we are back to square one:
$56/280 (updated 7/10)
Xander is trans, chronically ill and recently unemployed, and needs help paying for upcoming bills, food, and transportation. Anything helps and is appreciated! If you can't donate go ahead and boost!
venmo: xan1120
cashapp: Xan1120