O desapego veio
no momento onde eu precisei
negar toda vontade
de te procurar
e ali me encontrei.
Maxwell Santos
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If you're living in the UK you'll be aware of the recent performative cruelty regarding the benefits system and specifically PIP (Personal Independence Payments).
I'm among many disabled people now existing in a persistent state of fear, bordering on panic, that this crucial support is going to be ripped away.
Applying for PIP is already a highly stressful and dehumanising process, where being able to make a sandwich, manage your own toilet needs, or walk 20 meters (even if it's exceptionally painful and doesn't even get you to a bus stop) are all counted against you.
What's more, even if your condition has no cure and is known to progress with time (like mine), you are still expected to reapply every few years and be at the mercy of an unqualified face to face assessor.
Disabled people deserve to be better supported and given the dignity to manage their own lives as independently as possible (so you can naff right off with your vouchers istg...)
Please help by signing this open letter from the MS Society, one of many charities advocating for a fairer and more compassionate benefits system. Thank you.
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Lishai 🌈🌸♿️🩷🪴 [ID in alt-text]
He has PPMS and uses an intermittent catheter! There is way too much stigma (from both disabled and non-disabled people) about incontinence, catheters, and bladder issues. It’s not “gross”. The only “gross” thing is being judgmental of disabled people for something they cannot control and keeps them alive.
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Sou feito de permanências
e de vontades intensas
e tudo que não ficou
para me fazer companhia
hoje é história
de uma realidade vencida.
Maxwell Santos
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