May 2021 - Tripping On Air

Month: May 2021

How Disability Benefits Can Make MS Suck Even More

MS is hard. The stigma and difficulty in accessing disability benefits and disability insurance can make MS even harder.

May 18, 2021 • 24 Comments

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Big thanks to @festivalofwords for having me as a

Big thanks to @festivalofwords for having me as a presenter this past weekend. I signed books and body parts(!) and had a blast.

Thank you volunteers, staff, Stans and fellow authors for making the event so welcoming, inspiring and fun 🖤

Next stop: Sechelt, BC on August 17

📖 Fallosophy is now available on e-readers around the world and as an audiobook (narrated by moi 😚)

#bookstagram #fallosophy #authorlife #thisIsMS

ID: a stormy sky over a canola field. Feels like a story prompt…✍️

Festival shenanigans at @festivalofwords 🤩 📚

Festival shenanigans at @festivalofwords 🤩 📚

ID: 1. Ardra stands on the streets of Moose Jaw under a banner advertising the Saskatchewan Festival of Words

2. Ardra takes a selfie with a Stan! Jesse, it was so fun to meet you! 😍 🙏 😘

3. Ardra reads a copy of her book Fallosophy to a horse. It’s the large print edition, because, duh, it’s a horse 🐴

4. Ardra poses with author and badass @kjaiello_writer #colorblocking

5. Ardra signs her name on a Stan’s arm because authors are rock stars at literary festivals 🤩

#booksta #booktour #fallosophy #thisIsMS

On my way to Saskatchewan for the @festivalofwords

On my way to Saskatchewan for the @festivalofwords 📚🤩

Feeling cautiously optimistic about new @aircanada initiatives for disabled travelers ✈️ 🤔

Optimistic bc @aircanada sent me a detailed email ahead of my trip with helpful tips about traveling with a wheelchair…Apparently you can track the location of your mobility aid in their app now 👏👏👏

Cautious bc most of the tips were about what to do if the airline effs up or loses your device 😬

See you in Moose Jaw, Trippers (hopefully with my Rollator intact)🤞😘

#rightsOnFlights #thisIsMS

ID: Ardra stands outside with her luggage, knowing this is the best her hair is gonna look all weekend.

#NoNaps ☕️☕️☕️ ID: ardra stands on a

#NoNaps ☕️☕️☕️

ID: ardra stands on a curb with her rollator at the crack of 8:30 looking like an adult with a day job 🤷‍♀️

Spotted: comedian @a.stojic at the LIBRARY with MY

Spotted: comedian @a.stojic at the LIBRARY with MY BOOK 🤩 #swoon

Want a laugh? Follow @a.stojic and download her next comedy album which drops July 16th wherever you get your fix 😍

And if you’re feeling hot? Why not hang out at the library! 📚 😎

What’s your favourite summer read? Drop it in the comments. 🔥 🔥 🔥

@tpl.reference #fallosophy #library📚 #thisIsMS

Is it too early for a nap? Asking for a me (Tilly

Is it too early for a nap? Asking for a me (Tilly doesn’t need convincing)

MS fatigue is real 😩 Being alive is hard

ID: 🐕 Tilly is crashed out in emotional support nap mode. She’s clearly been thru something (my schedule?) and is leading by example 🖤 #thisIsMS

July is Disability Pride Month, and yeah, I’m a

July is Disability Pride Month, and yeah, I’m a day late bc energy isn’t unlimited and I live in the Disability Time Zone where we get there when we get there, thanks for holding the door 💁‍♀️

Disability Pride doesn’t mean I enjoying having MS - to be clear, zero stars. Do not recommend. 👎

Pride means refusing to be ashamed of my disabled body. It’s about taking up space and celebrating our whole selves and advocating for a more accessible world.

🔥Your move, society: Follow, hire, invite, include

🔥Tag the disabled baddie in your life so that we can follow and keep growing this community

#disabilityPride #thisIsMS

ID: me on a beach with my @rollzint rollator and a calendar that proves I’m mostly on time.

Up at 1am for a fire alarm 🚒 Up again at 5 for

Up at 1am for a fire alarm 🚒 Up again at 5 for my annual mri 😵‍💫

If anyone needs me, no you don’t 😴 #patientDays #thisIsMS