Last week I was writing about how essential carers have been in my life since becoming unwell. I spoke about how my family had had to become carers for me and how they supported me in different capacities. It seems somewhat ironic that as carers week came to an end, our household became unwell and […]
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For the past fourteen years, I have relied completely on carers and nurses to be able to get through each day. At the beginning, I required help with everything – including the most private of things, like going to the loo. I honestly don’t really remember life without some sort of Carer and some sort
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I’ve been a bit quiet with my blogging, and it’s not because I don’t have a lot to say, in fact it is the complete opposite. I feel completely overwhelmed with the situation, at a loss of where to start and what to say first. The situation of this pandemic has hit us all hard.
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An incredible light went out yesterday, as my auntie sadly passed away. It wasn’t covid-19 but it was as equally horrendous. My auntie was my Gran’s sister and took over her role when my Gran suddenly passed away. Margy was a formidable woman, fiercely passionate, no nonsense, but incredibly caring. She was incredibly independent for
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This was written last night after the concert, when I was on a train desperately trying to get home. This is real. I have spoken to the train access service today and they have been helpful, and I am awaiting to speak to the theatre. I was going to wait to publish this post but
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When I moved back into my family home after four years of being hospitalised, I could think of nothing better than just returning. I was nineteen years old, I had been absent from our family home since I was fifteen. Just being able to be back there sounded like everything I wanted and more. It
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In ‘Dear Chronic Illness’, Pippa Stacey has compiled letters from sufferers to the diseases that they suffer with. Each person featured, talks to the various conditions that they suffer with, as if they were a person. A lot of chronic illnesses give invisible symptoms, and I found that’s the letters really kept the balance of
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It has now been six months since Felicity came into the world, and what a difference those months have made to my life. It’s been challenging, difficult and rewarding all at the same time. I spent the whole of my pregnancy panicking about how I was going to cope with a baby. I had always
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Alpha-Z is the latest book of short stories from The Lil’ Author Skool. It has a fantastic array of stories from children as young as six, to teenagers. There really is a story for everyone in this book and it is refreshing to see all the incredible imaginations at work. From six year old, Ellie
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It has been a very sad few weeks in the ambulance service. Three paramedics from the East England service have taken their lives, in the space of 11 days. Another paramedic committed suicide from South East Costal and one more attempted but got found. This is the reality of the awful situation that the NHS
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