@mssinenomine Was reminded today of my competitive swimming days when coach would make us tread water for a very long time. Then as extra “punishment” and competition would have us tread with these 10 lbs bricks. They were heavy and awkward enough that you’d have to hang on with both hands.
@mssinenomine Hands free treading is tough enough to keep your head above water, esp when you’re tired and your leg muscles are screaming. Load me down w weight, it ain’t long before I’m sucking more water than air, trying to keep my barely above water face, positioned just right to get oxygen
@mssinenomine There comes a point that it does not matter how hard you try, how strong you are, even the best swimmer either gets pulled under and sinks. Or has to drop the brick and get out of the water to get air. Either way, you lose.
@mssinenomine There’s a broader point here re: C7 MAiD. But for me, carrying the weight of poverty, the inability to afford non-pharm tx for physical pain and disability, or therapy for both childhood and medical trauma, with wait lists for mental health services months long, plus…
@mssinenomine Being isolated by Covid, and abled friends who don’t get it, and virtually having no family that’s safe or supportive. I could go on with how many things weigh me down. But when my doc refuses to treat pain or my health writ large.
@mssinenomine There’s no “choice” here. I either drop the brick and use MAiD. If I can even tread that long. Or at some point, despite trying to position myself perfectly, doing everything asked of me. I’m sinking like a ton of bricks 🧱
Either way I lose.
Either way I lose.
https://twitter.com/BrvHrt09/status/1515199380567085057?s=20&t=90QitKUgTtTV9hXpVXBLSQ
@mssinenomine More 🧱
It’s not like I haven’t told my doc I was going to die in this much pain. My doc’s been told by 3 other docs or health professionals this all was going to kill me. Doctors know refusing to treat pain with opioids is leading to suiCIde. #DisabledPeopleToldYou about C7.
It’s not like I haven’t told my doc I was going to die in this much pain. My doc’s been told by 3 other docs or health professionals this all was going to kill me. Doctors know refusing to treat pain with opioids is leading to suiCIde. #DisabledPeopleToldYou about C7.
@mssinenomine It’s why I’ve said that if I don’t survive this, it wasn’t choice or suiCIDe. It definitely had nothing to do with dignity. It was murder.
@mssinenomine @threadreaderapp roll up please
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