Going through menopause with a disability with Emma Livingstone

Too often, women living with disability are left out of the menopause and midlife women's health conversations and, as a result, put their symptoms down to pre-existing health conditions, not realising that they could be entering perimenopause or menopause.
In this episode, I’ll be talking to Emma Livingstone about navigating the menopause with a disability.
Emma Livingstone was born with cerebral palsy and had to give up work, having seen a significant decline in her mobility in recent years, leading to several surgeries. It was her frustration at the lack of knowledge and understanding of cerebral palsy as a disability affecting adults that spurred her to begin campaigning. And she founded Up, the adult cerebral palsy movement, to campaign for better support and services and give a voice to the adult cerebral palsy community.
In this episode
01:46 Why Emma founded Up
08:09 The impact of ageing on Emma’s health
12:56 Experiences of the CP community with menopause
21:48 Untangling diagnoses
25:43 Recognising CP as an adult condition
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[@valerieannrumpf4151]

I have hip dysplasia in both hips due to cerebral palsey and i also went through menopause. Being that I'm in my 50s, i brought up alot of orthopedic issues that I've been having with my Drs. Now i'm getting cortisone injections in my hips and i'm receiving physical therepy. I'm also advocating for accessible medical equipment at both the federal and state levels in the US.

[@charleedell92]

Disabled women are completely unseen and unheard within the menopause conversation, which is always represented through a very ableist lens. I know that as a disabled woman I will have to fight that much harder for hormone therapy than those who live in a typical body. We are often simply expected to put up with a poor quality of life and not make a fuss.