tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70718098735694961442024-03-08T06:54:34.514-05:00PatientCI am PatientC. Welcome! This is a disability oriented blog where issues and intersection are discussed at my whim and with varying degrees of humanity, snark, and intensity. Content can be adult at times, farcical at others.PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-30549992788250265732020-04-24T10:51:00.001-04:002020-04-24T10:51:29.333-04:00Amazon's Deadly Covid19 Policy
Me, guarded by my loyal pittie, Nissi.
A combative post. Here, have a nice picture of Nissi & I on our couch.
Times are tough lately. Covid19 is still killing us, and there is no end in sight.
Do not inject disinfectant into your lungs our anywhere else! For fuck's sake, people.
The 'helpful' effort in question is Amazon's policy to cordon off PPE (personal protection PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-60756048277977043082020-04-22T11:38:00.000-04:002020-04-22T11:38:07.166-04:00Rationed Health Care Will Kill MeDear Reader, let us just wade right in here. Recently you may have heard a term new to most: rationed health care (RHC). What is it? It is the medical community's response to running out of doctors, equipment, or even human organs. It is fascism and bigotry that most USians can either ignore or give their tacit approval. I know that the title above may seem to be overly ripe click bait, but PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-37497778433523373972020-04-02T16:04:00.000-04:002020-04-02T16:12:42.005-04:00Neglected Blog Gets Quarantine PostHallo, there. It sure has been a minute. So, yeah, obvious title is obvious. Actually, here there has been little change between pre-shelter/safety/health/Covid isolation/quarantine/just in case lock down and during it for me and mine. We shop a little further out, order everything we can and try to be mindful.
On a happy note, congratulations to me for surviving a formal quarantine PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-39814473475320407872018-11-27T21:20:00.000-05:002018-11-27T21:20:49.660-05:00BadCripple Makes Policy ChangesAs I began writing again, Gentle Reader, I realized that I need to make some changes. So I thought that I would enumerate them to you.
Two doggos on a couch.
I read a lot, and then I have opinions on that reading. Or I have experiences and opinions about those experiences. I now realize that a big hang up for me was making sure that I sourced the fuck out of my writing in PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-77538282851217367692018-11-12T15:30:00.001-05:002018-11-12T15:30:45.353-05:00Yikes!Well, hello there, stranger! Here we are again, me thinking I may be able to hold a thought long enough to write about it and you here to read it. Heavens help you.
Adorable black "pit bull" gazes longingly over a cushion over the back of a couch.
This election cycle I signed up to help local Democrats, and they seemed to be okay with my position of being a liberal that settles for DemocratsPatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-88578850319466720312017-07-05T17:53:00.000-04:002017-07-05T17:53:47.934-04:00Living with Black PeopleHere you can see your average white, liberal lady blogger:
Patient C in a dress her family called "retro hippie" with dog, Lucky.
Or you can see PatientC, me: white lady, disabled mom, loyal wife and girl friend, #Resist Bitch, Proud mom of Girls that with her belong to the #LGBT/#QUILTBAG community, poor Randian leech, sometimes obese but usually just a few pounds "overweight," PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-52440579559822461352017-06-05T17:04:00.000-04:002017-06-05T17:04:11.100-04:00In Praise of the Meatsack
PatientC, holding a candle lit for mourning.
I am not supposed to love this meatsack. It has been fat. It is now merely slightly overweight. It has born children, it has run races, it has made music, it has been set on fire for the voyeuristic pleasure of the crowd. It has run miles, biked, skated, and driven even though now it is disabled. It has survived use, misuse, the neglect and PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-11333889863528385482017-05-08T14:53:00.000-04:002017-05-08T14:53:04.791-04:00On LanguageA few years ago, my family had a falling out with what we thought were good, solid family friends. Family conversation often turns to subjects of social justice in our home, and most guests are not only used to it but appreciate the ad hoc safe space we host. But these friends were sulking at every visit. Turns out, they hated us because we reminded them that oppression still existed, were PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-41701533747457495022017-05-01T15:16:00.000-04:002017-05-01T15:16:09.647-04:00SmartAss ProTips: Your Med Backstory I want to have some resources here for you to use if you want or need them. While writing a piece on Go Bags, I realized that I had not talked to you about putting together a basic medical summary. This is the first thing you want in a hospital/medical BugOut/BugIn bag, or any travel bag for that matter.
Nissi (a black pitt) and Lucky (a tawny Chiwowow) keeping the neighborhood safe by PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-71969397840962253682017-04-19T13:34:00.002-04:002017-04-19T13:34:20.117-04:00Handbook for the Recently Disabled, Part IFinding yourself recently disabled? Gimpy? Crippled? Love someone recently removed from the ranks of the TAB (temporarily able bodied)? Well, you have come to the right place, Dear Reader. Here are some practical bits of lived in situations for yours truly!
The Handbook for the Recently Disabled will show up sometimes, with a handful of bite-sized pieces of advice I wish I knew or have PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-3777097428840525022017-04-10T15:07:00.002-04:002017-04-10T15:07:46.364-04:00No More ExcusesIn the midst of all the heartache, here I am believing I have no more excuses to ignore my few, precious Dear Readers. So here I am in the midst of a post-truth, post-Trump mindset. Here are the things I am working to accomplish:
Nissi at rest. She is maybe 6 months old here, black with tuxedo like white markings. Here she is napping on the corner of a grey couch.
Training the PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-25819229108518802362017-04-06T20:14:00.001-04:002017-04-06T20:14:11.158-04:00Blog Busy-nessAs I get used to changes here and on other services since I last knew them well enough, there will be lots of blog business & changes. I want to keep you up to date on them, but will save up for posts like this maybe once a week or so when making changes.
Most importantly: this is still a safe space, and a commercial free space.
You can reach this blog through the blogspot address or PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-61001810373697968802017-04-05T15:11:00.000-04:002017-04-05T15:11:34.731-04:00PatientC Lives!It may be news to you, but PatientC still lives. Yes, yet another "get blogging again" effort shows fruit, so let us get fruity!
A tuxedo "pit bull" puppy with a content, silver haired PatientC.
In recent times I have been writing again, and thinking of you, Dear Reader. I finally decided that it should be up to you whether or not you expose yourself to my various news, ideas, and brain PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-38897558170321908592015-03-27T15:32:00.002-04:002015-03-27T15:32:50.630-04:00ObamaPhone or Indiana Lifeline AssistanceSo I received my "ObamaPhone" application in the mail recently. I know there is so much to talk about right now, but since I have this in front of me and there is a ton of false information and ignorance about this particular subject I think this is necessary. Also: I want to contribute to the works that actually help people on occasion - this blog is not just for me sounding off about PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-39833393999842422082015-03-04T14:36:00.000-05:002015-03-04T14:36:12.349-05:00Farewell Ferguson's Faux FriendsSo the apologies from all the fucks bleating so wrongly about Ferguson, MO's protesters and racist cops and racist policies and tactics and racist everything should be rolling in any minute now...
...yep, any moment...
Well.
Because they were wrong. So very, very wrong.
When you back up bad cops you hurt good cops. You leave impoverished, under privileged, under siege PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-4010242300177124982015-03-03T08:47:00.001-05:002015-03-03T08:47:55.983-05:00How to Restart a BlogI do not do resolutions, but I do try to reevaluate my goals and recommit myself to those goals. You, Dear Reader, have been on my mind a lot more than I have shown during my hiatus. So, what happenings have happened or are happening?
I just celebrated my first year of no smoking after switching to eCigs. My nicotine intake is less than half of what it was when I started. I was using 36mg juicesPatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-81314365610668010252014-06-11T14:46:00.000-04:002014-06-11T14:46:08.996-04:00Doing the Disability Drag (Get Your Cripface on!)Oh, yeah, this is an official BAD CRIPPLE blog entry. Bad Cripple says, "Only you can stop kicking wheelchair wheels during movie viewing. They did not let me in for free because I brought my own chair, asshole!"
A blond, blazer-ed PatientC trying to look casual for a wheelchair picture.
NOT PICTURED: CRIP DRAG.
Recently, after I mentioned a crip face issue on Facebook, a friend asked me PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-52228836729858564302014-06-10T14:42:00.001-04:002014-06-10T14:42:36.524-04:00This Post May Be CrapThis post may be crap. Every post here may be crap. Maybe every once in a while I get to be the millionth monkey and write something not crap. But I know this for sure: every single thing I decide to not write is definitely crap. So, I am going to side-swipe the little hater, the self censor, and work on the assumption that crap happens, that crap happens to me, and it is better to get it out andPatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-47378432855690156842014-03-05T15:41:00.000-05:002014-03-05T15:41:28.969-05:00In Case You NoticedIf you have time to fit it into your reading schedule, I suggest this from American Prospect. It is spot on, and can help explain why I talk about certain things the way I do.
I talk about acquiring things, or things brought into my life, but I rarely discuss buying things. One, I rarely actually buy things myself, and I am a sucker for accuracy. I am involved in more purchases PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-67742817854132033232014-01-14T10:19:00.000-05:002014-01-14T10:19:39.371-05:00Bright New Year 2014
PatientC, winter style.
Ready to start the New Year? Well, the first month of it is almost half over already! What are you going to do with it? That is what I am asking myself, and taking stock of where my ambitions took me last year.
The smoking cessation quest is at an end. I have one or two clove cigarellos (cigarettes) a day, thanks to vaping, eCigs, lots of support, and a lot PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-57995776531304218652013-12-19T18:13:00.001-05:002013-12-19T18:13:14.006-05:00Ally Maintenance and UpkeepThere is a really provocative graphic going around about allies lately. (I am not sure of a source to link, but it was a solid series of tweets about being a QUILTBAG ally. If you have the source, please let me know so I can credit and link, thanks!) It got me thinking about allies and ally-ship. Let me share my brain drippings with you!
I think that allies are part of PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-34102532585194044732013-12-06T15:47:00.000-05:002013-12-06T15:47:37.518-05:00Dear MadibaDear Madiba,
You did not know me, Nelson Mandela, but I knew you. In the small white Indiana town I grew up in, there was little talk of racial equality. My mother spoke of it, and brought books and movies into our tiny home that supported such causes. Even with everything that happened to us and between us, that is one of the few things for which I thank her.
But I remember you. South Africa'sPatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-56626076397139518372013-12-05T13:27:00.000-05:002013-12-05T13:27:43.113-05:00Disability and Fitnessor: How Fit Can a Cripple Get?
This year I had four goals to work on, and have made sufficient progress on two of them. So maybe I can only work on two life altering goals at a time. That is still pretty good, I think. Fitness was one that I failed miserably this year, and I cannot really afford that kind of mistake. You know?
I have successfully completed exercise programs PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-25625310012134649042013-12-02T11:51:00.003-05:002013-12-02T11:51:56.889-05:00Our Poly FamilyOne of the things I want to do with PatientC that is not medical or disability related is to get more material out here that is about real life poly families by talking about mine. I was asked some questions to help with a friend's paper, and that got me thinking. You know what happens when I get thinking, I post it here for your potential cerebral pleasure!Answers to questions asked for a PatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071809873569496144.post-16882877555233468592013-11-19T09:54:00.001-05:002013-11-19T09:54:43.268-05:00Things that Make My Life Easier, Part FiveHere is a short list of pro-gimp stuff that has helped me out lately. All of it purchased by me, as I have promised I will always tell you if I have a stake in a thing I recommend. Sometimes I do this with single items, but here I am starting to gather small items of interest too. I know I am asking for trouble by labeling this with a number, but I am feeling optimistic!
Shop Tibet: this isPatientChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072922979960609393noreply@blogger.com0