I got covid
The last two weeks have been a blur of covid symptoms and fatigue, yes after 2years I got covid and I want to chat about my experience and how I’m feeling now. I have been lucky, as a mostly housebound…
Anxiety Management Advice For The COVID-19 Pandemic
Gauging how well you cope with anxiety happens when the worst-case scenarios hit, and there’s been nothing as significant as the Coronavirus crisis since the end of World War 2. Being put on indefinite lockdown with no way to tell…
Myths and misconceptions about chronic illness
There are many myths and misconceptions about chronic illness, and they can really affect those of us who have them. Family, friends, and even medical professionals can treat us differently because of the things they assume. We have even experienced…
Disability Pride Month 2024
It is Disability Pride Month 2024 a time to celebrate, mourn, educate and get angry about the injustices we face every day. I think we can all agree that attitudes towards disabled people have to change, and that we are…
EDS, ME, and Mental health awareness month
It is currently EDS, ME, and Mental health awareness month, and as I have all of these illnesses, lets shed some light on them. Chronic illnesses are never easy, they rarely make sense to doctors and people tend to spend…
Mental health and chronic fatigue
It is currently both myalgic encephalomyelitis and mental health awareness month, so let’s have a chat about mental health and chronic fatigue. I have spoken in the past about the importance of awareness months, as they help us to spread…
Disability is not a choice
Disability is not a choice; our government seems to think otherwise as if we didn’t just come through a deathly worldwide virus! Grab your tea let’s unpack this! Rishi Sunak, a multi-millionaire, stood at a podium and declared an end…
How my thoughts on chronic illness have changed
In this week’s blog post, I thought we would chat about how my thoughts on chronic illness have changed. So, grab a cup of tea lets chat. If you are new to my blog, I should mention that I was…
Day in my life as a disabled carer
This week I thought I’d share a day in my life as a disabled carer, I hope this helps everyone see that disabled doesn’t mean lazy! I am disabled I have several chronic illnesses; I became sick in my early…
Learning to rest
Knowing that my body is struggling, doesn’t mean that I find it easy to slow down, no I’m still learning to rest!! I spoke last week about how my health is doing right now, and no it isn’t good to…
