Yep, 50 and still getting one here. I've been on the pill for 30 years, but now they're calling it HRT instead of birth control. They can't take me off entirely because I take them mainly to avoid more ruptured ovarian cysts so...

Alice Wong died. You might have seen her on that show with W. Kamau Bell a few years ago. Not exactly like losing a friend, but we talked on socials a few times.I enjoyed her and took some inspiration from what she accomplished, even though I don't feel like I am in a place to be a Crip Elder Stateswoman in any way. (She was more conscious of living on borrowed time than I, aside from the fact that nobody in Gen X really thought we'd be our age--add in disability, though, and we've all seen a few fragile threads get snapped by now.) Unlike me, though, she had confidence in the disability community and its wisdom. I can't always relate, but that is something to aspire to. [link]

Damn. Alice was something of a local hero here. I never met her, but my friend-and-former-colleague Liz used to write (and talk) about her a lot.

Thanks for letting us know, Erika.

Yeah, what remains of Disability Twitter(spread across wherever) is kind of torn up today.

I'm really sorry Erika

So I haven't gotten another period after the one hat messed up my almost a year without.

I noticed changes in my cycle when I was around 40. I'm 52 now. So 12 years of changes and I hope I really am done .

It's sad, but she'll never have a case review ever again. That's not all bad.(That's how hard the system makes this, that part of me thinks about the lucky part.)ETA: She would probably never see it that way; I'm amazed by her ability to still feel like something came next, despite all the struggling. Hard to believe I'm old enough to be a mentor--I can't do it, but in theory. Still sort of think my period might come back, but it walloped me last time, so, no hurry.

cereal: having trouble with the concept of "disabled ancestor"(Are we all supposed to be related and nobody told me?!(Considers relations with extended family and most disabled people I know for longer than, like, a panel.) (Oz voice Actually, that might explain a lot.(/Oz)

Maybe you sire each other like vampires.

(Activist-wise)

yeah, maybe.