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“I thought you were getting better?” can hit like the pointy end of a very sharp sword sometimes. It feels accusatory. Like we’re being accused of not trying hard enough, that not getting better is somehow a personal failing, or even that we’re maybe just pretending that we’re as bad as we are for that imaginary #disabled bonus that many non-disabled people believe to exist."

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