This film was not only the only film to bring me to tears since being a young child (…almost) but I feel illustrates a very common felling that people living with some form of disability. Guilt.

Maybe not in the way you might think. Shortly after Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres) gets lost it transitions into a montage of her apologising for her short-term memory loss. To the normal viewer it is just an effective method of creating sympathy for her character and set the scene for the next part of the film, but to me every time I hear that word, sorry, it hurts. Why should she apologies for something she has no control over, something that is fundamentally part of her. I honestly felt like she was apologising for just existing, like she was a burden to people. She needed someone and all they did was shun her. Even the people that did try to help had no issues in speaking about how much of an inconvenience she is.

I felt safe to say anyone with a disability or condition has felt like that at some point. I've heard heart breaking stories especially from places that lack national health service. One that will always stick with me is a video I saw on Facebook. It was anonymous confessions being read by strangers. Someone had written "Years ago I attempted suicide. I didn't want to burden my family with my meds bills and see them struggle." 

After seeing and hearing things like that it’s hard not to feel guilty yourself. But think about it, It’s not Dory that's the problem it’s the simple lack of compassion. Why can’t they see the person that just needs a little extra support? Why can’t they implement a way that all people can have much needed medical treatments, without sacrificing financial security?

It's not our fault, its theirs.