Hai hai, Fuzzbutts!
Lexi here! aka Sapphire the Wolf-Moth! Here is me:
- Gender: Demigirl/Demigender/Genderfluid
- Sexuality: Demi-Pansexual with Big Sapphic Energy
- Profession: Entomologist, M.S.
- Service Dog Handler (Psychiatric, Autism, & Physical Impairments)
- Hand Embroideress (Cross-stitch, Needlepoint, & Punch Needle)
- Herpetologist & Novice Snake Breeder
- Autoimmune in more ways than one
- Mentally ill (aren't we all?)
Hello there! My name is Lexi and I am a 26-year old disease-ridden human just trying her best to make it through this life and into the next (and sometimes functioning at only 30% IS your best, and that's okay). Below I have provided my entire plethora of diagnoses for the sake of awareness in the hopes that someone who needs to know they are not alone will see this, or to educate those more fortunate about what people go through. If you saw me on the street you would think I was just a normal college kid. All of my illnesses and disabilities are invisible. It all started at birth for me. I was born with Crohn's and JRA. Everything else just started to trickle out afterwards. I would like to share my story with those who need it, and to answer any questions some may have involving coping with invisible disability.
Physical:
- Crohn's Disease
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
- Fibromyalgia
- Angular Cheilitis
- Anemia
- Vitamin Deficiencies (we will just say all of them)
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Contact Dermititus (cause by Allergies)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Mental:
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Bipolar I Disorder
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD - I do not agree with the term "C-PTSD" as this term gatekeeps PTSD to military personnel)
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Allergies:
- Animals:
- Dogs (Highly) *WON'T STOP ME FROM HUGGIN' ALL THE GOOD DOGS
- Cats (Mild) *WON'T STOP ME FROM CAUTIOUSLY PETTIN' THE MURDER MITTENS
- Horses (Deathly)
- Plants:
- All Grasses/Hays/Straws (Highly to Deathly) *THIS IS WHAT I STUDY IN A LAB ALL DAY FOR WORK BY THE WAY: GRASS
- Pecan/Pecan Trees (Highly to Deathly)
- Cosmetics:
- Gold sodium thiosulfate (GSTS)
- Gold, White Gold, & Rose Gold Jewelry
- Some Plating in Electronics
- Dental Fillings & Grills
- Some Stents
- Nickle
- Cobalt
- Quaternium-15 (Preservative) can sometimes be found in:
- Makeup (mascara, makeup remover/wipes, facial powder, blush)
- Hair Care (shampoo [including baby shampoo], conditioner, detangler, styling gel)
- Body Products (body wash [including baby soap], lotions, creams, moisturizers, and aloe vera sunburn relief)
- Formaldehyde
- Adhesive (bandages, tape, glue, etc.)
- Gold sodium thiosulfate (GSTS)
- Food:
- Probably Milk? (I tested negative, but my Crohn's no likey.)
PeanutsĀ*(false positive)- Pecans (and probably Walnuts)
- Coconut (not really, but I might as well be... makes me vom)
- Children
- Animals:
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