The Twenty First Century Emily Dickenson Award
"If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry"- Emily Dickenson From the end of November till mid...
Chronic Illness Warrior
I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong - Audrey Hepburn.
"If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry"- Emily Dickenson From the end of November till mid...
Canadian comedian Mike Ward has won his decade long free speech battle to make jokes about a disabled child. Judges on Canada's Supreme...
On Sunday the 19th of September I was lucky enough to see McFly! As a chronically ill individual I struggle with noise sensitivity. High...
I began using a wheelchair in 2017 as a way of managing the many symptoms I experience with my chronic illnesses. It is a god send on...
People with chronic illnesses experience an unimaginable amount of 'bad days'. These are days where symptoms are exacerbated, meaning...
Do we need a chronically ill influencer to advocate and educate? I would like to think so, this is my own attempt at what I would do.
In November 2020, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published a draft guideline for the diagnosis and management of...
As of the 11th of August ITV launched a new on-air marketing campaign highlighting invisible disabilities in a bid to''help create...
The Olympic games of Tokyo 2020 have finally come to a close, with Great Britain obtaining sixty five medals in total across a plethora...
The Hospital Diaries- Part 7: Abdominal Pain Returns. The latest update on my ongoing battle with Abdominal pain.
Post-Op and heading home, minus my appendix!
Surgery is scheduled and I'm nervous, however if it means I will get rid of this abdominal pain it will be worth it!
Today has been another eventful, tiring and painful one! From catheterisation, an enema, and blood tests to pain panic attacks, I'm...
Readmission following a trip in an ambulance, how did you spend your Friday night?
Quick update from a very warm hospital ward!
After contracting glandular fever in 2014 I grew to experience fatigue among a large list of symptoms. This is explained as being...
The dentist is rarely an experience anyone looks forward to, especially if you struggle with anxiety. Unfortunately, I have a wisdom...
Yesterday I had the strangest experience with healthcare in a while, which is a challenge considering the oddities that occur when you...
M.E, or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is a condition characterised by persistent and inconceivable fatigue, muscle weakness and pain. The...