Here are my thoughts on vaping, as requested by a few people. Vaping isn't cool. Teens vape because it has become a trend, and think they're cool (they aren't). It shouldn't have become a trend. Teens are actually causing permanent damage to their lungs, and are more than likely fueling a nicotine addiction, that will… Continue reading On Vaping
Category: My Views
On Telling People They Smell
Do not tell people they smell. You have no idea what they go through when you don’t see them, or if they even have access to a shower. I’m bringing this up because yesterday I had someone tell me anonymously that I smell bad. I had an INTENSE FOOT SURGERY 1 MONTH AGO. It is… Continue reading On Telling People They Smell
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My #PatientsArentFaking Stories
TW: Medical trauma, Surgery Gone Wrong Story 1: About 6ish months after my first surgery, I had horrible pain and spasticity around where I had a screw inserted. I went to an ER and the doctor examined me, then told me to “not think about it” Story 2: After my first surgery’s cast was removed,… Continue reading My #PatientsArentFaking Stories
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A letter to myself (and anyone else who needs to hear it) combatting my personal struggle with internalized ableism
Dear Derek, I know it’s tough right now. Your brain is telling you things that aren’t true, through a little voice in the back of your head. You feel like crap... like no one believes in you... like you’re constantly messing yourself up... like you are nothing more than a crippled mess. That’s not true… Continue reading A letter to myself (and anyone else who needs to hear it) combatting my personal struggle with internalized ableism
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Internalized Ableism
Ableism exists. Disabled people (or people with disabilities, whichever you prefer. I'm using disability-first language in this article), also exist. These people clash. Ableists are (normally able-bodied) people who fuel discrimination and social prejudices against disabled people, essentially disability racists. A disabled person is someone who has a major life impairment. Ableists invalidate disabled people… Continue reading Internalized Ableism
Derek I. Schmitz 
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