“So, how are you? What have you been up to?” I asked my friend Phoebe Chua back in November.
Sherry Toh
Sherry “Elisa” Toh (she/they) is a journalist who lives in sunny Singapore. Her diagnosis of SMA type II was in 1999 at 13 months old. Kyphoscoliosis and chronic neuropathy later developed as complications. As a hopeless romantic, her loves include fairy tales, tea, and gaming — the last being the primary focus of her work. She has bylines in PCGamesN, NME, and more. In 2023, her essay “Virtual Progress: A Disabled Journalist’s Thoughts on the Video Games Industry” was published in Singapore’s first printed disability studies anthology, “Not Without Us: Perspective on Disabilities and Inclusion in Singapore.” She writes in hopes of offering community and catharsis. Find her @sherlisass on social media.
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Articles by Sherry Toh
If I owned a calendar, its December through April would be stained with tears. The square where Dec. 16, 2023,…
When you’re living with SMA, you quickly learn that you cannot function without someone else’s help. One of my…
Taylor Swift, the light of my life, the one artist who’s gotten me through all my toughest eras, once…
“Sherry, did you forget about your evening medication yesterday?” my caregiver asked as she held up a plastic bag…
One of the hardest aspects of the SMA journey is a loss of independence. If I reach back into…
I was apprehensive when I was wheeled into my neurologist’s clinic on Jan. 18. I had taken my last dose…
I used to have this bracelet I loved. My dad bought it for me on a whim on my 16th…
Secretly, I usually dread this time of year. To borrow from singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, December is, to me,…
In retrospect, my girlfriend must’ve been laughing at the ridiculous glee in my texts. “DISABILITY REPRESENTATION!” I practically shrieked…