Brittany Quiroz

It’s a beautiful day. The sun is shining. The dishes have magically washed themselves. You have the afternoon to yourself. You remembered you have that $50 Barnes & Noble gift card from ...

Often the “alternatively abled,” which is my preferred way of saying “disabled,” are viewed as not capable or self-sustained, that we are weak and need constant assistance. I run into ...

Part of dealing with a chronic illness and disability is setting boundaries. Boundaries such as ...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I think a picture is more like one billion words. People ask me all the time when it comes to my MS: “Are you scared?” I have to be honest, yes ...

Explaining a condition like multiple sclerosis to someone that has a perfectly clean bill of health can be frustrating. It’s sort of the theme of “if it doesn’t affect me, there’s no need to ...

I’m curious to know if anyone else who uses mobility aids experiences this. This only seemed to have happened to me immediately following my diagnosis and lasted for only about ...