Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you! Me too 😩

It’s #MEAwarenessDay and as always, I’m thinking about how much we have to limit ourselves with this condition. So I wrote a poem about the forced absence of joy:

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#MECFS #SpokenWord #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue

handwritten multicoloured text reads ‘liberation for all or its bullshit’.

I have never felt threatened as a woman by trans, non-binary or intersex folk.

We are in this together. I am so very glad you exist. You matter and you mean so much to me.

I’m so sorry you are up against so much for simply wanting to exist as who you are.

Hehe I’m glad you like them! ☺️☺️

Love working on projects that are a reminder of our worth when society tries to tell us we’re less-than.

#DisabledJoy in the form of bright expletive-filled postcards? I’m in!

Thank you Frances! It’s been great working on this project with you ☺️

‘Keep Going’ from my small disabled-run biz ☺️💛 shopthisthingtheycallrecovery.com/search/?sear...

Jenny is a slim white woman with short dark hair, wearing a white tshirt with black text that reads ‘and so we keep going I guess’.

Every time I open my phone there’s another dangerous narrative or misinformation to counteract.

But there’s also people coming together. Friends being made. Solidarity. Push back.

Community matters. I’m grateful to share space with so many of you.

We keep going, I guess.

multicoloured handwritten text reads ‘sick and disabled people deserve dignity whether they’re working or not’.

I want a society where everyone is cared for. You don’t get that by cutting support to those that need it most.

Literal billionaires exist. Tax dodging multi-millionaires exist.

Leave us alone.

black handwritten text reads ‘joy & spite’ The text is surrounded by a few star shapes.

For when the world feels heavy and it all gets a bit much, I focus on the Small Joys, and remember that I’ve got people to prove wrong.

It’s as simple, and as complex, as that.

Image description: black handwritten text reads ‘joy & spite’ The text is surrounded by a few star shapes.

Do people post videos here? I dunno, I’m new!

But other platforms are squashing this (wonder why! 🥴) so I figured here was worth a shot.

Some reminders in the form of fit checks:

#ChronicIllness #CovidIsntOver

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My wish list is dusty - poem My health isn't there, It isn't a given. I thought I had time, This I didn't envision. My wish list is dusty, It sits in a pile. It's not been forgotten, It's just been a while. Can't throw it out, So...

Latest #ChronicIllness poem is up on the blog 💛

‘My wish list is dusty, It sits in a pile.
It’s not been forgotten, It’s just been a while.

Can’t throw it out, So it sits on the shelf. Along with those things, That made up myself.’

#MECFS

www.thisthingtheycallrecovery.com/post/my-wish...

Yay thank you! ☺️

I need the reminder myself at times so figured maybe someone else does too 💛

Yellow background with cream handwritten text that reads ‘to need each other is natural’

Hi, hello, just me checking in to remind you it’s not a failure to need people.

Almost every sick and/or disabled person I know has been made to feel guilt or shame for that at some point or another.

You’re not too much. You matter.

Yay, I’m glad! ☺️

Yay! Hello! Here’s hoping I don’t get burnt out in 2 days and never post on here again haha

Yay! Happy you’re here! Trying to find everyone is 🤯 Fresh starts are sometimes nice though. Am I accidentally getting caught up in the January rush to try new things? Maybe…

Jenny, a white slim woman with short dark hair is sitting on the sofa at home. She’s wearing a black tshirt with white text on the chest that reads ‘caring is cool, community is powerful’

I can’t promise how much I’ll be on here. Adding more social media platforms is tricky with #CognitiveDysfunction and #ChronicFatigue but I’ll try my best! Being able to find community online is one of my favourite things. Here’s to those being loud about what matters 💛

Handwritten text reads ‘covid is an access and inclusion issue’

Jenny, a white slim woman with short dark hair, wears a black respirator mask.

Jenny wears a white respirator mask and a white tshirt that reads ‘disabled people deserve joy’

Handwritten text reads ‘keep taking precautions they are an act of community care’. An illustrated respirator is shown.

I’m higher risk for covid, still shielding and encouraging others to take precautions. I talk about covid all the time and people get really annoyed at me for it. I think they thought I’d be quiet eventually, and yet here we are 5 years in #CovidIsntOver

Canvas tote bag sitting on a sofa. On the front of the bag is handwritten text that reads ‘everything hurts and I feel like death’. The text is framed by colourful illustrated floral shapes.

Selection of round stickers displayed on a colourful blanket. Stickers feature phrases such as ‘bloom at your own pace’, ‘take it easy’, and ‘resting is cool’

Jenny is a white slim woman with short dark hair sitting on a sofa smiling. She is wearing a black tshirt with white text on the chest that reads ‘feelin rough’.

Framed art print displayed against colourful patterned fabrics. Print reads ‘rest counts’, and features a retro illustration of sunbeams and florals.

I run a small business from my bed, working as a designer/consultant (predominantly) for disability orgs, and I run a webshop where I sell stuff like this: shopthisthingtheycallrecovery.com I like to call it nice stuff for hard times. Who says illness related stuff has to be clinical all the time?!

Blog | This Thing They Call Recovery A range of blogposts highlighting life with disability, chronic illness and neurodiversity. All from personal lived experience.

I started writing a blog all about my experience with chronic illness about 8(?) years ago. Time is an abstract concept to me now, it’s been ages anyway. It’s changed a bit over the years but I still write on it: www.thisthingtheycallrecovery.com/blog It’s mostly poems these days.

Intro Thread:

Hi, hello! My name’s Jenny and I run This Thing They Call Recovery. If you follow me elsewhere pls say hi so I can find my friends here ☺️

I’m predominantly housebound, I’ve had #MECFS for 10+ years, I’m autistic, still shielding from covid and I make content about all of the above ✏️