![A writer from Illinois with a genetic disorder was made fun of online for her looks. She fired back with a series of cheerful selfies that went viral. A writer from Illinois with a genetic disorder was made fun of online for her looks. She fired back with a series of cheerful selfies that went viral.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/55JsVqIg-c9_0h_PKsjcYOVwnTs=/1200x630/filters:format(jpg):quality(70):focal(618x305:628x315)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/4CIWGNDCHFBM3KGPL5JNTXKEHQ.jpeg)
A writer from Illinois with a genetic disorder was made fun of online for her looks. She fired back with a series of cheerful selfies that went viral.
Dear future Mr. Melissa Blake... Heyyyy, boo! It was just National Boyfriend Day, so I wanted to dispel a pesky rumor. Don't let my life… | Instagram
![Disability Activist Melissa Blake Speaks Out After TikTok Challenge Mocks People With Disabilities | Here & Now Disability Activist Melissa Blake Speaks Out After TikTok Challenge Mocks People With Disabilities | Here & Now](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2020/09/thumbnail_image1-1.jpg)
Disability Activist Melissa Blake Speaks Out After TikTok Challenge Mocks People With Disabilities | Here & Now
![Runway of Dreams Founder Mindy Scheier joins Ilyce Glink to talk about her organization's invitation to Melissa Blake, a DeKalb woman with a genetic bone and muscle disorder, who faced online trolls Runway of Dreams Founder Mindy Scheier joins Ilyce Glink to talk about her organization's invitation to Melissa Blake, a DeKalb woman with a genetic bone and muscle disorder, who faced online trolls](https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/09/IMG_1449.jpeg)
Runway of Dreams Founder Mindy Scheier joins Ilyce Glink to talk about her organization's invitation to Melissa Blake, a DeKalb woman with a genetic bone and muscle disorder, who faced online trolls
![Melissa Blake on X: "Today, my shocked face. I've been in counseling for 16 years and just had my LAST SESSION. Therapy has seen me through my father's suicide, severe depression and Melissa Blake on X: "Today, my shocked face. I've been in counseling for 16 years and just had my LAST SESSION. Therapy has seen me through my father's suicide, severe depression and](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EW4YfGEXQAI9pgA.jpg)
Melissa Blake on X: "Today, my shocked face. I've been in counseling for 16 years and just had my LAST SESSION. Therapy has seen me through my father's suicide, severe depression and
![At 39, disability activist Melissa Blake is modeling in her first runway show — at New York Fashion Week | Fashion | gmtoday.com At 39, disability activist Melissa Blake is modeling in her first runway show — at New York Fashion Week | Fashion | gmtoday.com](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/gmtoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/06/60631d8e-f93c-11ea-a0c3-13dd3e5a84b0/5f63ef496f913.image.jpg?resize=1763%2C1175)
At 39, disability activist Melissa Blake is modeling in her first runway show — at New York Fashion Week | Fashion | gmtoday.com
![Melissa Blake on X: "The world seems huge and overwhelming when it's not built for you. If I could tell young disabled people one thing: Don't be afraid to go at your Melissa Blake on X: "The world seems huge and overwhelming when it's not built for you. If I could tell young disabled people one thing: Don't be afraid to go at your](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eu5TwlBVgAQ3tXg.jpg)