⟡ “When I Can’t Speak, They Get Hostile.” ⟡
A medical warning ignored because it wasn’t loud enough.
Filed: 12 January 2025
Reference: SWANK/WCC/EMAIL-33
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Polly Chromatic sent a vulnerable, medically detailed email to every major actor in her case: social workers, lawyers, safeguarding officials, and NHS clinicians. She explained — again — that her speech disability was real, disabling, and dangerous when ignored. The response? Nothing. Because in the UK safeguarding theatre, empathy is a prop, not a principle.
I. What Happened
Polly Chromatic sent a direct email to over 20 professionals, including Kirsty Hornal, Sarah Newman, Eric Wedge-Bull, Laura Savage, and Dr. Philip Reid.
She disclosed:
– Her eosinophilic asthma
– Muscle dysphonia
– Panic-linked speech loss
– The compounding trauma of court appearances and social work hostility
She explained the recovery timeline.
She begged for understanding.
She got silence.
II. What the Email Establishes
That Polly formally disclosed her complex medical conditions
That she made clear how verbal interaction worsens her symptoms
That she explained the psychological harm of being disbelieved and blamed
That she copied nearly every professional involved in her case
That none of them responded with adjustments, protection, or care
III. Why SWANK Filed It
Because Polly didn’t ask for sympathy — she asked not to be harmed.
Because “invisible” illness isn’t an excuse for institutional blindness.
Because silence from the system after a disability disclosure is itself a record of neglect.
And because the moment someone says “I can’t speak,”
they shouldn’t have to say it again.
IV. Violations Identified
Ignoring a direct and medically detailed disability disclosure
Failing to implement vocal rest accommodations despite explicit warning
Emotional and physical deterioration linked to systemic disbelief
Continued scheduling of verbal meetings post-disclosure
Institutional minimisation of known and documented medical risk
V. SWANK’s Position
Polly wrote this email while recovering from harm.
And still, she made herself clear.
The system read her silence as defiance.
She archived it as evidence.
You don’t need to shout to be heard.
You just need a timestamp.
Now, she has one.
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