An ME/CFS bunny (I did not appreciate the idea that we take 'cat naps', I would have spoke up, but didn't know this proccess).
- Blues for ME/CFS awareness
- Sleepy looking eyes and large bags under them to show the fatigue, pale skin, I'm too exhausted for make-up
- Sleep mask – we can be sensitive to light and need a mask to sleep (yes, many of us with chronic fatigue also suffer from insomnia!)
- Messy, long ear fur, I don't have the energy to bathe often, and brushing my hair takes a toll on me
- Low battery patch on stomach to indicate low energy
- Zs on the inside of the ears
- Tail is a little flame to represent the spinal cord inflammation
- Wrist and ankle shackles connected to a weight that say ME, I feel weighed down and weak and like I need to pull my body along

could u do one on Dermatillomania?

I second PKD but I see that a Kidney Disease bun is in the works. PKD has impact more than half my family for as far back in generations as we have documented. New children born into our family have their first scan at 3 years old then every 3 years until adulthood. After that it’s every 5 years. I have 4 children ages 25 – 4 and 2 have been affected. There are 4 children from my parents and 3 of us have been affected. My oldest sibling is already on dialysis. One has passed. Only my sister is unaffected. My oldest child just gave birth to my first grandchild and he had developmental issues with his kidneys in the womb. Fortunately they resolved prior to his birth and were unrelated to PKD but we definitely held our breath. I love that you are in the process of giving representation to Kidney Disease. ❤️

panic syndrome

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease – it's considered "the most common unknown disease" because it affects 1 in 2,500 worldwide, and yet most doctors have only ever heard the name once in med school but never interacted with a CMTer. It's a degenerative neuromuscular disease, primarily peripheral but can also affect the central nervous system in more severe cases like mine. There is no cure and no treatment outside of things like physical therapy, assistive devices, etc. Only type 1A is usually ever included in research, but there are dozens of other types that get no attention or research funding. It's almost always inherited, but mine is de novo, meaning that the genetic defect occurred while I was in the womb, so neither my parents nor my brothers are carriers.

Wheelchair user/walker user/cane user/etc. plushies

Cult/high control group survivor plushies