if your dog isn’t a service animal, stop arguing with me like i owe you access.

you knew the rules when you brought it in.

don’t make me the bad guy for enforcing them and protecting disabled people.

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update:

i went to my first gastroenterology appointment and am getting a colonoscopy, as well as some other testing. i’m a mix of relief and fear; fear of nothing being found. i don’t want anything to be wrong but i also don’t want to be told “we can’t find anything wrong with you” once again. i’m scared and anxious.

school starts in less than two weeks and im nervous. i’m only taking one class but it’s the third time i’ve taken it… i don’t want to fail again. its a math class, of which i have a learning disability, so i have to do so much extra work.

i hope all is well. please wish me the best of luck… i’m going to need it. ❤️

i need legal advice.

(well, as much as i can get on here.)

first, the context:

the rental company that owns my boyfriend and i’s apartment is a disaster. they consistently ignore our requests to fix things. this includes a hole in the roof of our kitchen that leaks when it rains, a clogged sink that reeks, black mold in our shower that won’t go away… the list goes on.

on top of this, they tried to force my boyfriend to sign a pet addendum onto the lease for his service dog.

we would like to pursue legal action against them regarding the pet addendum and would like to break our lease early without penalty.

we live in Michigan. do we have any legal ground given the apartments aren’t very livable and they violated the ADA? if so, please let me know and send me an ask/reply to this post. if you know of anyone in the southwest area of the state who is pro-bono or legal aid, please let me know.

if we do have legal ground, we are willing to pay what we can. something’s gotta give. please help us. 😞

hi my alcohol intolerance has gotten to the point of having one singular drink makes me super sick…………….. but i love my fruity sippys

health update:

FINALLY some good news! i have an intake appointment with a gastroenterologist on August 26th. not much has changed since my last update (still having IBD symptoms, etc.) but i’m more than excited to start remission. it’s going to take a long time to figure out what’s going on but finally, finally i’m on the road to relief.

to all of my friends i haven’t talked to in a while: i love and i miss you all so much. as soon as i start feeling better, ill talk to you soon. 💖

living my hot (gay) boy summer 🌈🌊☀️🏖️❤️

oh hey uhm my “birthday” was a week or two ago, by the way. i didn’t get to celebrate it then because my mom had come to visit me for the first time in five years; which is definitely a good thing but also exhausting. so… i guess i’m celebrating it now?

i’m honestly very proud of myself for getting through all of the bs i’ve gone thru in the last few months. my invisible illnesses (and covid) have been weighing me downen but i’m here. happy birthday to myself here’s to another 🎉🎁🍾🎂

my boyfriend: can you mark in my tracker that i took my s*icide pill?

me: yeah, of c- ……….. your what?

him: you know, my… wait. what’s it called again?

me: your……. anti… depressant??????

him: yeah, that!

an important tip for my chronically ill and disabled friends:

if you are working, please plesse please make sure to tell your employer about your illness. in addition, please be as transparent as possible/as you are comfortable with your management.

i know, at least for me, it’s the last thing i want them to know, but it’s your responsibility to tell them what you need. your employer’s HR department will let your management know about your accomodations, but if you have recurring symptoms, you need to tell your manager when you’re experiencing your symptoms. for example, with my GI disorder, every time i have a flare-up, i tell my manager and she then knows that i’m fatigued and will have to make more trips to the restroom.

being open about what you’re experiencing and what you need is very important and ensures that you get what you need. in the US (and most places) you’re protected under law so they cannot refuse you reasonable accommodation.