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As I said, from my experience there's no way that I would have been able to do the things she's caught on camera. Perhaps it's my work ethic, upbringing, or just my own personal belief system but if I'm healthy enough for a vacation, I'm healthy enough to haul my butt to work.
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What I took offense at, and what you also wrote--not about your own experience: "If she was able to travel, go out and socialize, why was she unable to work?" That's judgmental of her in the context of your other comments

And no, it's not about work ethic, etc. It's about the ability to work.It's about the severity of the disease. Some people are just not capable of workign despite their ability to look happy in a few photos. Soem people are able to be productive workers, but I think that means their depression isn't as severe as the others. Disability is defined as the inability to work or engage in other significant work-type activities, i.e. school. If you can, then you're not disabled by definition. Good for you, but since you're not disabled you can't extrapolate from your personal experience and your judgment of her and others of us who ARE disabled is insulting.