disabled/chronically ill veggies-new group

[Guest guest]

Hi! My name is Stephanie and you may have read emails that I have posted to

this group. You may also have met me at an animal rights event, and when you

did, you would have thought that I looked completely normal. What you would

not have know though, is that in order to go to that event, I rested in bed for

several days before and would need to do so for several days afterwards.

You see, even though I *look* completely well, I actually have a

medical condition that make it impossible for me to work or go to school and

very

difficult to participate in any activism.

For a long time now, I have felt a little bit lost in two worlds.

People I have met who share the experience of serious chronic illness have not

been

veggie people and people who share my great passion for helping animals

usually can't relate to what it's like to be disabled.

Also, veggie people with significant illness/disability may share

experiences which may be somewhat unique to them. For example, should one refuse

to

use a medicine based on ethical principles? How does one find a doctor who is

good at treating one's medical condition who will be respectful and

supportive of my dietary choices? How should one talk to one's doctor regarding

one's

diet. Etc.

I have created a new group on It is called DisVeg and you

can subscirbe at DisVeg Or, you can just go to

and put in DisVeg and it will take you there.

I hope that this group will be a place where vegetarians, vegans,

aspiring veg*ns and a.r. people can find community and support and hopefully

even

some *humor* with others who are facing health challenges.

Stephanie

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have created a new group for people interested in veg*ism and/or animal

rights who are also dealing with