Road Back On Track

Those who know me personally, those who follow me on Instagram, and those who spent a couple minutes from their precious free time to read a post I wrote about plastic straws - should be aware, that I have a movement disorder called Essential Tremors. Those who do not know, well now they know. And those who do know, and also for those who do not know, here is a bit more information about my life with that disorder. --> btw, I somehow hate a word disorder. It sounds so serious, or like a contagious. Anyway, Essential Tremors (often shortened as ET) is the most common movement disorders in the whole world. But still, unfortunately, it is also often misdiagnosed or just ignored for years before getting a diagnose. Especially if first symptoms come in childhood. Also, ET is considered a neurodegenerative disease, but the process is usually slow and might take even decades before getting worse. There has also been a lot discussion about the connection between ET and Parkinson...

Let's face the truth, this straw scandal has reached the point where people are going crazy when even seeing one straw. On the other hand, at the other extreme, there are people who do not care about this whole thing at all and annoys those who care about the environment more than they care for themselves. But let's think this in the face of the disabilities. There has been a lot, I mean a lot, discussions about how plastic straws are not the one and only option. That it is just an excuse, and there is nothing to explain why plastic straws might actually be useful for someone. People who tend to say things like these are not thinking this whole plastic straw thing more deeply. I know how nice it is to think, that with removing all plastic straws the world is saved and a better place to live. And that anyone who is against this ban is a just ignorant person. It is super nice to think, that everything is so simple as that. But it is not. Yes, there are other options for p...