Category: Personal Updates

Did I Really Have a Choice to Become Immunocompromised?

Derek I. Schmitz

This piece will be short with a more venting tone. I'm not editing this much or letting anyone proof it, so it might be a mess. But, stick with me, because I am angry and I need someplace to put this. As I've covered quite extensively in a few previous pieces (like How I Knew… Continue reading Did I Really Have a Choice to Become Immunocompromised?

A Disabled Teen’s Short, Early Review of the iOS 16 Medication App

Derek I. Schmitz

Native medication tracking is a feature I've been looking at and hoping for since I switched to iOS a few years ago. Yeah, third-party apps are great, but I've always wanted it natively, and now I have it in iOS 16 and I LOVE it. It had a DIFFERENT notification noise and it's so simple… Continue reading A Disabled Teen’s Short, Early Review of the iOS 16 Medication App

How I Knew I Had Arthritis, Not “Just Cerebral Palsy”

Derek I. Schmitz1 Comment

So, I just threw together a pretty detailed thread answering a few questions posed by someone early on the autoimmunity journey and I wanted to share those here, as well as my response to them! Questions: What do you have? How did you know it wasn't "just" CP? How did you get a doctor to… Continue reading How I Knew I Had Arthritis, Not “Just Cerebral Palsy”

Vocational Rehabilitation Centers are Useful, Hidden Gems in Disability Support

Derek I. Schmitz

Vocational rehabilitation (sometimes referred to in the shorthand VR or voc rehab) is a division of social support services for disabled people to get and maintain employment, as well as provide support to remain living in the community. And, they're unfortunately hard to know or find out about unless you know exactly where to look… Continue reading Vocational Rehabilitation Centers are Useful, Hidden Gems in Disability Support