Spoonies

What's a spoonie? Someone with a chronic physical or mental condition that makes life all that more challenging.  Spoon Theory is a way to explain what life is like for those of us who are battling chronic conditions. A spoon is essentially a unit of energy (either physical or mental) required to do tasks. While abled people usually have more than enough spoons to do the things they need, us spoonies usually never have enough spoons and simple tasks often require us to use more spoons. Essentially, its another term for disabled.