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Back in the driving seat…

As I have been enervated by symptoms, almost leading to the feeling of being trapped in a prison surrounded by invisible tormentors. However, I was not only trapped inside my own body; a metaphorical prison whilst enduring persistent and unrelenting symptoms but these were also keeping me inside my home due to their severity as well as the fear of the possibility suffering another fall in public.  It was as if the symptoms were acting as prison guards, keeping me imprisoned...

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Surviving Christmas Shopping with a Neurological Condition…

Welcome to the twenty-seventh day of the National Health Blog Post Month Challenge hosted by WEGO Health.  Every day during the month of November I will be writing a new blog post related to health and living with a chronic illness based on given prompts provided by WEGO Health. Today's prompt reads: Black Friday and Holiday Shopping: In preparation for Black Friday holiday shopping, give some advice on how to survive the long lines and packed stores.  How do you find the best bathrooms?...

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A life changed through illness…

According to the Oxford English Dictionary; the definition of change as a verb is "make or become different."   As a noun, change is defined as "an act or process through which something become different."  In other words it is a transformation from one state to another. Being diagnosed and living with chronic illness can be perfectly described by the word 'change' as our whole world is transformed from one of normality to one which includes numerous doctors and hospital visits...

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WEGO Health Advocating for Another Carnival: These are a few of my favourite things!…

Welcome to the second post in the WEGO Health Blog Carnival. Today's prompt says the following: List time! Write 5-10 of your favourite things about your health community. Celebrate their uniqueness and be sure to tell us why those are your favourite things. Today’s prompt asks us to reveal a few of our favourite things regarding our health community in a Sound of Music style! What would be some of my favourite things regarding my health community as a whole? Well number one would...

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