The straw that has broken this camel's back
I AM MADELINE5 Aug 2023

The straw that has broken this camel's back

Today is very much the epitome of the adage *the straw that breaks the camel's back*. I thought I'll say what's happening while it's happening because this is exactly what it's like to be one of them is that millionsmissing. This is what happens when you don't have even have a MSP category of coverage for your disease, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and you end up on PWD assistance. I had a pretty hardcore meltdown after landlord's representative started making noises about my messy apartment so I'm guessing my tenancy is at risk again simply because I have never been able to have the basic doctor prescribed housekeeping myalgic encephalomyelitis needs. It's just too much. Everything is just too much. Everybody expects me to be always brave and strong and I just can't do it. No one could do it. I've hit rock bottom with a crushing thud Gofundme link for those looking for it https://gofund.me/cff39173

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An Honest Update from Madeline

An Honest Update from Madeline

Madeline has been working on recording her story, in her own words, for a shared episode with the Missing Millions Podcast but her plummeting energy, increasing pain, and never-ending bureaucracy have...

30 Aug 202125min

Ep. 5 - Christmas in July

Ep. 5 - Christmas in July

"If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population." said the world's most famous miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, of those in poverty, before his Christmas Eve enlightenmen...

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A quick update from the IAM team

A quick update from the IAM team

We're a small team, so when things get tough it's important we don't overdo it. Thanks for staying with us over our impromptu break: Episode 5 is coming soon.

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Ep. 4 - Do you jump, or do you burn to death?

Ep. 4 - Do you jump, or do you burn to death?

Madeline faces an impossible situation, and she’s not the only one. Poverty is forcing people into assisted death as Canada opens its medically assisted death laws to more people without ensuring the ...

1 Jul 20211h 5min

Ep. 3 - The elephant in the room

Ep. 3 - The elephant in the room

Madeline isn't just fighting a debilitating disease. She's up against a system that legislates her into poverty and denies access to the only treatment that works. Transcripts: IamMadeline.com Twitte...

14 Jun 202143min

Ep. 2 - Hysteria

Ep. 2 - Hysteria

Madeline’s disease has long been dismissed as “hysteria” a broad and harmful quasi-medical designation that was listed in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and statistical manual of me...

31 Mai 202138min

The Commentary: Ash Kelly discusses I AM MADELINE

The Commentary: Ash Kelly discusses I AM MADELINE

Last week, I AM MADELINE host Ash Kelly was a guest on Joseph Planta's podcast, The Commentary. She told Joe about this podcast, why Madeline’s story needs to be heard, and how new ideas might be chan...

29 Mai 202131min

Ep. 1 - How do you solve a problem?

Ep. 1 - How do you solve a problem?

Madeline has a magnetic personality and she's a prolific volunteer who is well known in her community. She's also scheduled to die in just a few weeks. Madeline lives with a debilitating but treatable...

16 Mai 202131min

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