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🚨 DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AT THE MONTREAL CANADIENS? ♿🏒🇨🇦 I was offered TWO FREE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TICKETS to a Montreal Canadiens game at the Bell Centre. It was supposed to be my 12 year old son’s FIRST NHL game! But when I called the Bell Centre, I was told I must choose between bringing my SON or my medically necessary CARE ATTENDANT. Because I am paralyzed, I require assistance with essential personal care. My attendant isn’t a luxury. They are a necessity. WHY SHOULD MY DISABILITY FORCE ME TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MY CHILD AND THE CARE I NEED? CBC has already reported on wheelchair accessibility and ticket restrictions involving Montreal Canadiens games. Their policy is that people in wheelchairs must pay the same price for a game but are restricted to only 2 tickets. Able bodied people are allowed to purchase 8 tickets. Please repost and let’s get some answers! 📰 CBC ARTICLE: cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/… @CanadiensMTL @CentreBell @NHL @NHLPA @CBCNews @CBCMontreal @Sportsnet @TSN_Sports @CDNParalympic

I’m starting to wonder if people have become immune to hearing my story. At 35 years old, I went from being a healthy, active mom to being paralyzed from the neck down after a Moderna COVID shot. Two neurologists have now confirmed the diagnosis was caused by the shot. My story has been featured on Global National. I was on the cover of City Life Magazine. I’ve spoken with Alex Jones, interviews with many who have appeared on Joe Rogan. I have the only jury trial lawsuit against Moderna in North America. Yet somehow, it’s become old news. MPs rarely respond. @PHAC_GC ignores us. Canada’s vaccine injury program still has thousands waiting, my ATIP requests show they don’t even have doctors assessing claims. I’ve spent years fighting, not just for myself, but for every vaccine injured Canadian who has been abandoned and forgotten. So now what? @DeanAllisonMP What would you do if this happened to you?

Christina Applegate’s story has affected me deeply, because in so many ways, I understand exactly what she is going through. In 2008, Christina was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 36 years old. She underwent a double mastectomy, survived, and continued building an incredible career. Then, in 2021, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Over the next five years, she experienced devastating neurological symptoms, chronic pain, mobility loss, and the emotional reality of watching her independence slowly disappear. She became an outspoken advocate for people living with MS, openly discussing subjects that many people are uncomfortable talking about, including incontinence, depression, disability, and the loss of independence. Now, at 54 years old, Christina has shared that she was told she never had MS. Imagine that for a moment. Five years of learning to accept a devastating diagnosis. Five years of trying to understand what was happening to your body. Five years of grieving the person you once were, only to discover that the explanation you had been given was wrong. And yet, nothing about your physical condition has magically changed. You’re still disabled. You’re still suffering. You still need answers. Some people may see a diagnosis being ruled out as something to celebrate. But when you’re the person living with the consequences, it can be an entirely different emotional experience. I understand that feeling more than I ever imagined I would. In February 2022, at just 35 years old, I woke up paralyzed from the neck down. My life, and my son’s life, changed forever. Just recently, after undergoing extensive neurological investigations at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, specialists confirmed that I do not have multiple sclerosis and the only cause was the vaccine. 3 different neurologist have now confirmed that. I didn’t get to hand pick any of them. My paralysis hasn’t disappeared. My spinal cord injury hasn’t healed. I still live with the daily realities of incomplete quadriplegia. Sometimes finding out what you don’t have is just as emotionally complicated as discovering what you do have. What makes Christina’s story particularly meaningful to me is not simply the medical uncertainty. It’s her willingness to be vulnerable in front of the world. I know firsthand how cruel people can be when you share your medical experiences publicly. As an international public health advocate, I have spent years speaking openly about my paralysis, supported by neurologists involved in my care, that my severe transverse myelitis was triggered by a COVID-19 vaccination. I have faced criticism, ridicule, and accusations that I was somehow faking my disability. At one point, the accusations became so hurtful that I felt compelled to share deeply personal medical information, including footage of spinal procedures and my suprapubic catheter, simply to prove that my suffering was real. Eventually, I stepped away from social media accounts that had reached millions of people. Not because my story wasn’t true, but because constantly defending the reality of my disability was taking an enormous emotional toll on me and my family. That’s why I admire Christina so much. She has continued speaking publicly, even when the conversations are uncomfortable, deeply personal, and emotionally exhausting. What saddened me most was learning that she felt she had somehow disappointed the MS community. Christina, you haven’t disappointed anyone. Your advocacy was never meaningless because a diagnosis changed. The people you helped are still people you helped. The awareness you raised still matters. The suffering you experienced was real then, and it remains real today. A medical diagnosis does not define someone’s worth, credibility, or ability to make a difference. @1capplegate