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This is a CBC podcast. Hello, folks this week on Sick Boy, we are joined by the incredible Ashley King,

a legally blind Mexican-Canadian actor, playwright, and storyteller

based in Calgary. Ashley recently premiered her autobiographical play, Static, a party girl's

memoir, which is a dark comedy that unpacks her journey of resilience, self-discovery,

and of course, humor after a unimaginable event

that changed her life forever. In this conversation, Ashley joins the three of us and opens up

about her traumatic experience of methanol poisoning while backpacking in Bali, an incident that led to the irreversible loss

of her eyesight. From the chaos of the, you know, that fateful night to the medical

interventions that saved her life, Ashley takes us through the physical, the emotional toll

of her recovery, the challenges of adapting to a visual impairment, and of course the

internalized ableism that she has been working to overcome. We explore the power of creative

expression and healing, the importance of representation in the arts, and the moments of humor

and humanity that Ashley has found along the way.

Her story is raw, it's honest, and it's really, really funny.

But listen, before we dive in, a quick reminder, if you love what we are doing here at Sickboy,

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