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Andi Snelling uses bold, exaggerated movement to illustrate her chronic ill health in Happy-Go-Wrong
Andi Snelling uses bold, exaggerated movement to illustrate her chronic ill health in Happy-Go-Wrong
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In 2015 a revolt sprung seemingly from nowhere as women began talking openly about chronic, invisible illnesses.
The Guardian Australia journalist Gabrielle Jackson shared her personal experience of endometriosis – the pain, the dismissal by doctors, the impacts on daily life – in a powerful opinion piece. That piece expanded into an international investigation by the Guardian on a condition that had previously received little attention either in the media or among the medical establishment.
Why Seeing Representations Of Chronic Illness In Pop Culture Matters
The feeling of being able to relate your experience, to see a life or body similar to your own on a screen or in the pages of a book was fairly unheard of. For people who are chronically ill, there was next to no ‘relatable content’ until very, very recently.
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Welcome to the next instalment of Junkee’s Chronic and Iconic column, a lil’ chunk of internet that is dedicated solely to the experiences, issues and successes of disabled and chronically ill communities. I hope with this column, I can help to amplify the stories of my beloved community, as well as help people learn and challenge their ableism.