Rebecca Weger

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Bed-tethered Life Hacks: Bedside Supplies

Bed-tethered Life Hacks: Bedside Supplies

I spend about 90-95% of my time in bed. I’m able to get up to use the bathroom, grab something from the kitchen, get a book from the living room, but I don’t move around much more than that. And

rebeccaweger June 30, 2019August 10, 2019 Deeper Dive 2 Comments Read more

Quality of Life

Quality of Life

Here’s the thing about having a really disabling chronic illness. It’s unpredictable. And very difficult to plan for the future. While I have several conditions, the one with the most dramatic impact on my life is ME/CFS. I could improve.

rebeccaweger June 23, 2019July 15, 2019 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more

Disability and Assistive Devices

Disability and Assistive Devices

We are not shown many examples of disability in the media, and the ones that we are shown are often portrayed as tragic, or in the realm of inspiration porn. People seem to have an idea of disability as being

rebeccaweger May 26, 2019May 27, 2019 Deeper Dive 5 Comments Read more

Supporting Each Other: Part 3

Supporting Each Other: Part 3

I think a lot about how people interact with and support each other, especially around the harder things in life. Many of us did not learn the skills necessary to do this well from our families of origin growing up,

rebeccaweger October 28, 2018March 2, 2019 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more

Supporting Each Other: Part 2

Supporting Each Other: Part 2

I think a lot about how people interact with and support each other, especially around the harder things in life. Many of us did not learn the skills necessary to do this well from our families of origin growing up,

rebeccaweger October 7, 2018March 2, 2019 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more

Supporting Each Other: Part 1

I think a lot about how people interact with and support each other, especially around the harder things in life. Many of us did not learn the skills necessary to do this well from our families of origin growing up,

rebeccaweger September 30, 2018March 2, 2019 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more

Self-Care: A Working Definition

I think a lot about self-care. There’s the inescapable advertising and blogging about products and spa days and yoga and having a glass of wine brought to us by the wheels of capitalism. The superficial listicles. And the very real,

rebeccaweger August 16, 2018March 2, 2019 Deeper Dive Read more

Unrest

Unrest

Almost two years ago I sat huddled in a corner of The Engineer’s Club in Baltimore. My companion and I were catching up and she asked how I was doing. I took a deep breath and I told her. Not

rebeccaweger January 31, 2018March 2, 2019 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more
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