Imagine walking down a busy street. Look at the faces of the people walking past you in the street. Every one of those people will currently, or at some point in their history has faced a battle. One of them may be living with a battle that I currently face; a battle of living with an invisible illness. Invisible Battles, Known Only To Those Fighting Them Some of these battles may be visible, detectable to others, eliciting empathy and compassion. Other...
Continue readingLiving with chronic dizziness is hell. The unpleasant sensation of having your whole world constantly moving even when still takes everything away from you. Your friends, social life, independence, career plans to name but a few are lost when chronic illness strikes. Long-term illness pecks away at your identity; taking pieces of things that make you-you: the friends you meet, the places you like to socialise and your hobbies and interests. For me, living with this neurological condition has taken a lot, and one example...
Continue readingWelcome 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 given prompts. Wednesday 22nd April: Hobbies Running and 3PM dance parties are some of our favourite hobbies at WEGO Health. Tell us, what are YOUR hobbies? Love to crochet? Can't stop collecting rocks? Take photographs of everything?...
Continue readingWelcome 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 given prompts. Sunday April 5th: Breaking News The top story of today is...
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Well, today marks the start of a brand new start month. The start of something new - whether it be a new day, month or year. It is like a fresh, white piece of paper, in which the past and everything that has come before forgotten, and instead, we are allowed to start afresh. To start our story anew. It opens up new possibilities and opportunities and allows us the hope for a better today and tomorrow (and beyond). And this is most important when living with...
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