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For Disabled Immigrants, Medicaid Is About More Than Health Care
Like many Minnesotans, Niraphanh Insomphou’s family came to the state looking for safety. Her parents fled Laos in the 1970s and built a life in Minnesota. Her siblings eventually became U.S. citizens. Insomphou, who has intellectual and developmental disabilities and cannot speak, did not. For nearly 40 years, she has lived in group homes, with…
I Am Allowed to Be Here
CW: Suicide, Mental Health, & Death Ever since I learned of RJ Mitte’s tragic suicide, I have been thinking about how cerebral palsy has affected my mental health. By age 20, I developed both depression and anxiety. I know firsthand how heavy those struggles can become while navigating life with a disability. With medication, family…
RJ Mitte’s Legacy and the Struggles Many People With Cerebral Palsy Carry in Silence
CW: Suicide, Mental Health, & Death The entertainment industry is mourning the loss of Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte. Best known for portraying Walter White Jr., Mitte was a powerful advocate for disability rights while living with cerebral palsy. Mitte died by suicide on Monday at age 34. As a person with cerebral palsy, I…
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