A Good Day For A Spoonie 🥄:
Some days may be harder than others, but grateful for every moment in life ✨️
When you're severely chronically ill, basic things are a thousand times harder on the day to day basis, because they take up so much more energy for our body's than an able bodied person.
Depending on your condition it may cause symptoms to do certain things, for me I'm in agonizing pain all day every day, I get dizzy & will faint. For me, sometimes even the most basic of tasks can feel like climbing a mountain ⛰️.
You're valid, your conditions don't define you as a person. You're allowed to have your good moments & bad moments. No matter how this world sees us, disabled people deserve to feel proud of themselves too 💜.
Today I had a little bit more energy to work with than I usually do. More spoons as us chronically ill & disabled people often refer to as our energy budget. Which allowed me to get more done with my day than I've been able to these past few months.
From writing a new blog post, to doing a load of laundry, washing up in the kitchen scrubbing the family's pots & pans, cooking multiple meals, even cleaning up in my room.
To many this sounds basic. But to someone like me, this is a huge step forward in how I've been doing physically. It was a good day for me. I'm proud of myself for being able to take what extra spoons 🥄 i had to spend today to take care of my space, get some chores done, participate in some of my hobbies.
As we're often isolated due to our conditions, we often lack help & support. We frequently feel overwhelmed & our conditions themselves leave us feeling like we're dying on some days, in miserable states. We learn to function like this, otherwise we wouldn't at all.
I am no stranger to having days where I can't get out of bed, I wish it wasn't the case. But it's my truth with my health problems.
I come here today to spread awareness on some of the day to day struggle of a disabled person, to.remind the spoonie community that we are valid, loved 💜 and appreciated. I value each and every one of you, able bodied or not. And to hopefully help people like me feel a little bit more seen today.
Today for me was a good day, even if you didn't have a great day with your health, with work, or family. I hope you know that we all have those days. But we are all here to spread some love and support to those who need it. 🥰
Tomorrow is a new day ✨️ let's see what it brings. I hope you all get to do something for yourselves to show yourselves the care you deserve. 💗
