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Chronic Illness Humor Funny<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoimmune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autoimmune</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicallyill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicallyill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnesshumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnesshumor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnessmemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnessmemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoimmunememes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autoimmunememes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fibromemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fibromemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fibromyalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fibromyalgia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spoonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spoonie</a>

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Chronic Illness Humor FunnyMy haters said that I'd never be healthy again. And they were absolutely correct. Honestly, great call from the haters.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoimmune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autoimmune</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicallyill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicallyill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnesshumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnesshumor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnessmemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnessmemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoimmunememes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autoimmunememes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fibromemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fibromemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fibromyalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fibromyalgia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spoonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spoonie</a>

Chronic Illness Humor FunnySource: Utopians on Tubmlr<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoimmune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autoimmune</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicallyill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicallyill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnesshumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnesshumor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnessmemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnessmemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoimmunememes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autoimmunememes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fibromemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fibromemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fibromyalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fibromyalgia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spoonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spoonie</a>

Chronic Illness Humor Funnyby fruitbombcomics<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoimmune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autoimmune</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicallyill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicallyill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnesshumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnesshumor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnessmemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnessmemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoimmunememes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autoimmunememes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fibromemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fibromemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fibromyalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fibromyalgia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spoonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spoonie</a>

Suswati Basu (巴苏) :verified:I wrote this poem while battling chronic tiredness. The words came to me as I was in the throes of it, so they were disjointed—just like my mind.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chronicpain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicpain</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/suswatibasu/p/fatigue?r=5rxnp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/suswatibasu/p/fatigue?r=5rxnp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true</a>

Chronic Illness Humor FunnyMmmm. My favorite. The same dumb shit again.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnesshumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnesshumor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnessfunny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnessfunny</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealthhumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mentalhealthhumor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depressionhumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#depressionhumor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antitrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antitrump</a> #2025

Chronic Illness Humor FunnyArtist: JohnKenn.BigCartel.Com (I changed words for chronic illness )<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unsolicitedadvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unsolicitedadvice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unsolicitedmedicaladvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unsolicitedmedicaladvice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unsolicitedopninion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unsolicitedopninion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicaladvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medicaladvice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnessmemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnessmemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnesshumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnesshumor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealthmemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mentalhealthmemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealthhumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mentalhealthhumor</a>

Chronic Illness Humor FunnyComing out of a flare always feels like a setup <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronicillnesshumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillnesshumor</a>

BroadwaybabytoI just had a guy get angry at me for saying we’re still in a pandemic. He said it was fear mongering and “silly” to continue to take precautions. He then went on to say his wife has Long Covid and he’s had Covid “at least 4-5 times”. This attitude is why we’re in this mess. His own wife was disabled by Covid, and rather than adapt his behaviour he’s exposed her 4-5 additional times. Repeat infections are devastating to those with Long Covid. Not to mention each infection does cumulative damage, and eventually you will be left disabled. Even if you’re someone who believes it’s “just a flu”… surely you recognize people didn’t get the flu 4-5 times in a four year period? Being sick that often is an aberration, and a darn good reason to take precautions. You know who hasn’t had COVID 4-5 times? People who are taking precautions. Bonus tip: If you’re masking and you become infected anyways, you’ve reduced your viral load AND you’ve made sure not to infect anyone else. That’s community care & compassion and it’s worth doing.<a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/covidisairborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#covidisairborne</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/covidisnotover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#covidisnotover</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/longcovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#longcovid</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/sarscov2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sarscov2</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ableism</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eugenics</a>

BroadwaybabytoIt took me over a decade to realize I was disabled.Internalized ableism is no joke. It can lead us to push our bodies and deny our reality.I was a sickly child my whole life - but we didn’t discover the reasons until I turned 30. It was validating to finally have answers. A name for my conditions, explanations for why I never felt well & why my body couldn’t do what other people could. Despite my now having validation and multiple diagnoses of chronic illness and disability - I didn’t identify as disabled. I was still working, still supporting myself… So surely that meant I wasn’t right? I was scared of what it would mean if I said I was disabled. Would people judge me? Think less of me? Would my non disabled friends distance themselves and would disabled people think I wasn’t “disabled enough”? I recognize now these were questions that were mainly due to my own internalized ableism. I was worried about these things because I didn’t understand dynamic disability.I was also grieving my health. Even though I was sick before the diagnosis - once they had a name and no cure I had to come to terms with the fact that I was never going to get better.I was likely the most functional I would ever be - and would probably lose function as I aged. That reality hit me like a ton of bricks and it took me a long time to reach a point of acceptance. An injury followed by a viral infection took my remaining function away from me and left me completely housebound.It wasn’t until a caring and compassionate doctor explained the concept of dynamic disability that I realized I WAS disabled and that I had been for many years. This good doctor encouraged me to write about my experiences to help others - and while it took me time to become confident enough to speak out - I’m so glad I did. The fact that I had so much fear of judgement, so much difficulty accepting reality only served to show me why we need more disability advocates. We need people telling their stories. It helps with acceptance of chronic illness & educates others on dynamic disability If Covid has taught us anything it’s that a large number of people still see the disabled as “expendable”.How many times have we heard “Covid is mild unless you have pre-existing conditions”. This has been the party line for the entire pandemic Many folks don’t realize that it’s rooted in ableism. To say it’s only dangerous for those who are already sick is to say that we don’t matter. That killing or maiming us is acceptable as long as the non disabled can continue to live life as though we’ve gone back to 2019 As a result many disabled and high risk individuals have been isolating for five years. Have been quietly exited from society to protect themselves. We started to re-enter the world when high quality respirators became easily available - but even that is problematic We get bullied from the “covid is over” crowd. They want us at home. They want us to not exist. Because we are a constant reminder of their own mortality and the fact that they are risking disability every time they get a Covid infection. But here’s the incredible thing I’ve seen happen in the last few years. The disability community are organizing. They may be isolated at home but they’ve found community online. They’ve galvanized around inspiring leaders with strong voices and are creating a movement. Not just for Covid caution & Long Covid but for the rights of disabled people across the world. For better access to healthcare, more inclusion and recognition of diversity and minority groups. Hashtags, campaigns and artwork have started taking off. We are getting louder Activism is more important now than ever before, as we face existential threats due to the changing political landscape.It’s a powerful moment for intersectionality. All of us who are marginalized can and should be working together to bring about change It’s a scary time, but I have hope whenever I see people speaking out. Sharing stories. Refusing to go gently.I’m glad to have finally stepped up and found my voice - and I hope that by sharing my story I play a small role in making the world safer If you’re disabled or chronically ill (or even if you aren’t sure) and you’re afraid to speak up - please don’t be. Speak up. Reach out. Share your story. There’s an incredible community waiting for you and we will lift you up and help you find your voice.Activism is important right now, but so is pacing. We must work to save our spoons amidst the torrent of bad news & stress we’re inundated with.“We are a community. We carry each other through the tough times. Our love and support knows no borders, so when a group of us are hurting we all hurt”<a href="https://www.disabledginger.com/p/spoon-saving-social-media-tips-and" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.disabledginger.com/p/spoon-saving-social-media-tips-and</a><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/covidisairborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#covidisairborne</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ableism</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/covidisnotover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#covidisnotover</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resist</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/spoonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spoonie</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/disabilityrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabilityrights</a>

NoahI post about <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> and <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/chronicpain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicpain</a> every so often and I think perhaps the most frustrating people I encounter end up not being the folks who are currently able-bodied. Believe it or not it’s usually other people who have a physical <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a> or are similarly <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a>. The <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ableism</a> i get! I block and move on with my life and I hardly bat an eye. It absolutely floors me when I’ll post something that has some component of “Hey, gentle reminder that not everyone can do X, Y, and Z which is why A, B, and C are super important” and I’ll get folks who will reply with some flavor of “Well I’m disabled and I have no problem with this so therefore everyone can do this.” Just…holy shit biscuits! You’d figure if anyone would get that everyone has different capabilities and different thresholds, it would be someone who is literally living that experience! Whoa…I just realized that I’m literally doing the exact same thing, just from the other side. Thinking that because someone has shared an experience that they must process it a similar way. Damn…I love that even though I’ll be 50 this year, I’m still open enough to new ideas to be comfortable with not being right all the time. I guess with what I wrote above, maybe it’s a lot like how some people that grew up being bullied say “never again” while others shrug and say “it’s not a big deal, I turned out okay.” Well…damn! I guess instead of venting my frustrations, y’all got to hang out with me and my stream of consciousness while I worked through that little mental snarl. I guess we all just process things differently and some of us are just more compassionate than others and that’s all there is to it. Good talk, I’m glad we had this chat.

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