“ I thought having a chronic illness would make my life detour in ways I didn't want to accept, but I've learnt that have a chronic illness made the only detours that are worth the growth. Nikki Rowe
“ It is a perfectly normal side-effect for someone to have depression because he cannot move or function in his job. That is all that it is: a side-effect. Those with disabilities and debilitating illne… Dominic Hubbard
“ We have a duty tonight. Everybody, and guys this for you as well because I know you know women. You have a duty tonight. You only have to tell one other person what you heard. Just tell them what you… Whoopi Goldberg
“ It never occurred to me that somehow women did know about it. It just never occurred to me. Yes I am wearing sneakers too. You are in a suit, I am comfortable. So when she explained to me that this wa… Whoopi Goldberg
“ It dawns on me that maybe I'm just terrifically lazy; that I might be appropriating other people’s invisible sicknesses and disorders and scribbling them on the clipboard at the end of my bed to fool… Jalina Mhyana
“ Mental illness People assume you aren’t sick unless they see the sickness on your skin like scars forming a map of all the ways you’re hurting. My heart is a prison of Have you tried?s Have you tried… Emm Roy
“ Dancing with a spinal cord injury is a challenge like no other, but I aspired to prove to myself that I could still be phenomenal dancer even with an SCI Sarah Todd Hammer
“ The weekend was a much-needed breath of fresh air; Monday always seemed to not only take that breath right back, but add a few extra pounds to my shoulders as well. Jennifer Starzec
“ The video was still playing, although I didn't know why. It seemed as if the able-bodied dancers were mocking me. Sarah Todd Hammer
“ I often wished that more people understood the invisible side of things. Even the people who seemed to understand, didn't really. Jennifer Starzec
“ People who don't see you every day have a hard time understanding how on some days--good days--you can run three miles, but can barely walk across the parking lot on other days,' [my mom] said quietly… Jennifer Starzec
“ I had learned quickly that life doesn't always go the way I want it to, and that's okay. I still plod on. Sarah Todd Hammer
