making life a little sweeter
You often hear people say 'Life doesn't give you what you can't handle'. Other people say you are sent things to try and toughen you, ready for future trials - that's a scary thought. As Kelly Clarkson so eloquently put it 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger', is probably the one I resonate with… Continue reading The Positives Chronic Illness Has Taught Me
2021 was a great year of reading for me. I really hit a great stride with my reading and the books I came across. Like my reading in 2020, I read a fair bit of poetry and discovered some new writers who I already have a list of their books that I want to read… Continue reading Books I Read in 2021
Dear Chronic Illness, Comprised by Pippa Stacey Dear Chronic Illness is a collection of letters carefully comprised by Pippa Stacey. The letters are written by individuals to their chronic illnesses and detail what they would say to them if they could. Now having just said that, you may think this is a variety of letters… Continue reading Book Review: Dear Chronic Illness
when it rains, it poursthis is a perfect phrase to fit explaining a flare. as a severe sufferer of multiple chronic illness' I'm faced with the dilemmas of everyday life and how they may effect me in the long run. on one hand I have to pace myself and only use my designated spoons for… Continue reading When it rains, it pours
"You look well! feeling better?"When I hear those words I don't quite know how to react. You see on the outside I look completely fine and healthy (baring the wheelchair of course). Yet how I feel is anything but fine or healthy. I have a chronic illness. I suffer from an insane amount of pain… Continue reading That dreaded question
With ME Awareness week approaching I’ve began thinking of the many posts that align with this event, and hopefully raising some much needed awareness. It was then that I clicked onto my Twitter feed and saw that a fellow spoonie, Anna, was running her Blue Sunday fundraising again this year. The idea of Anna’s Blue… Continue reading M.E. Awareness Week
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