The Grinning Smiler
happy disability pride month to all the disabled people with unsanitary symptoms or symptoms deemed as "gross" or "as a result of not caring enough about your body." who vomit and bleed or cough up blood or spew up bile or drool. who have snot and phlegm. who have low pelvic floors and use diapers because of incontinence and may get rashes from wearing them or struggle to get ones that properly fit adults, teens, or fat bodies. who have skin that is chapped or scarred or cracked or have rashes/bumps/lumps/skin tags everywhere. who scratch themselves because of eczema. who's teeth are broken, missing or rotting. who cannot exercise due to exercise intolerance and their body gets "worse." who can't wash themselves or brush their teeth at all/infrequently because it takes too much energy to do so and may smell bad and have bad breath or get skin conditions or are dirty as a result. who are chronically disabled and these symptoms will never leave them. it should not be viewed as disgusting to simply exist as a human being who has a disability. your disability and symptoms should not be seen as abhorrent because abled people and even other disabled people cannot afford you basic kindness, patience, and respect for things you cannot control.
