The Chronic Creative

I learned that today is severe M.E. day so I decided I wanted to dedicate the two marker sketch I was supposed to do to it. But of course, M.E. hit me pretty hard today so I’m not done…

Now in color! #HappyPride I even successfully finished them in time for the Amour is Love expo by The Woman Power in collaboration with Fierté Montréal / Montréal Pride I’m so excited for this!!!!! #amourislove Which one is your favorite? 

Research like this is super important because it educates the medical community that cares for us

Ref by http://themalenudestock.deviantart.com/ aka @felixdeon (his art is awesome) #senshistock http://senshistock.deviantart.com/

My hands have been quite swollen those past days. Holding a pencil hurts so drawing is a no no. After a couple of days of not drawing at all, I get this itch and I just have to. So here is what I managed today. I might ink them later, but right now my hands need a break.

“This obvious lack of care is pretty standard operating procedure from Nintendo,” said AbleGamers COO Steve Spohn. “Not only do we consider Nintendo platforms to be the most inaccessible, they are the only major publishing house to ignore our requests for accessibility improvements.”

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Sickle Cell Anemia is a blood disorder where there’s a lack of oxygen in my red blood cells. Because of the lack of oxygen they become sticky and sickle shaped. The shape plus the stickiness makes my blood clump together in my veins as well as capillaries. There’s 2 basic types, the full blown disease and the trait. People who have the trait are just carriers of the disease. Both my parents have the trait so there was a 25% chance I’d have the disease. Low and behold I have it lol Unfortunately, there is no universal cure. However, people who qualify for it can have a bone marrow transplant, the donor has to be a match or your body will reject it. I don’t qualify for it so I’ll have the disease for the rest of my life. Bone marrow makes red blood cells so that’s why bone marrow transplants would cure it. “Minor” symptoms from the disease are pain, fatigue, and swelling. Because Sickle Cell makes your blood sticky causing it to get stuck together, severe/life threatening symptoms include but are not limited to stroke, tissue damage, organ damage or organ failure, and necrosis (cell death experienced in tissue, organs, or bones). To keep close watch of potential stroke, doctors monitor brain activity through ultrasounds of your temples up until you’re 16yrs old to make sure blood flow is ok in your brain. Right around 16 your skull is too thick to get a clear picture anymore. They also do yearly eye exams to check the blood vessels in your eyes. So far I’ve been cleared for both tests and had no signs of problems(:

You are not alone

Apparently I’m not done gushing over Julia yet. Check this out: Elmo sees that Julia is happy-stimming with her bunny, and when she doesn’t respond, he says they can play “side by side, like we do sometimes”. Then, when Julia is ready, she joins in with Elmo. It’s on her terms. That’s how it’s done.

Who am I kidding… I’m bawling my eyes out watching this. 37 years old I finally get to see myself on TV.