My life was a wreck even before the pandemic. My disabilities will always be a never-ending problem in my everyday life … One positive thing brought about by this pandemic is more accessibility and options for people in the disabled community, like myself.

Writer Abbey C. shares a personal story about her close call with thyroid cancer and the life lessons she learned from the experience.

I’ve had three orthopedic surgeries, numerous dislocations, multiple boots and casts, over 10 rounds (and counting) of physical therapy, and I’m only 19 years old. My family and I thought the world hated me, but then we discovered Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.