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Lighting the Flame for Invisible Illness

A friend of mine, a lovely woman whom I connected with through this blog, recently asked me to take part in an awareness campaign to shed light on invisible illnesses and the debilitating effects that they can have on the lives of those affected. We found each other as we both share a diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).  This is a disorder which is a result of a problem, often of an unknown origin, of the central nervous system whereby...

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HAWMC 2013 Day 5: My Future Aspirations as a Health Activist

      Welcome to the Health Activist Writer's Month Challenge brought together by WEGO Health - a social network for all health activists.  Again, I am participating in the annual Writer's Month Challenge in which I will be writing about my health activism and health condition based upon prompts given. Today's prompt reads as follows: "If I could do anything as a Health Activist...

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Living with illness…is like using a revolving door…

Hello to all readers new and old Sorry that I have not been able to write a post sooner but life has been pretty hectic!  Lately, fatigue has been a constant feature in my life, so much so, that the hours that I have with my personal assistant has been extended over two days instead of using all the designated hours in the one day.  Added to that, is a new group that I have recently joined as well possibly being...

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