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Category Archives: About illness

Balancing on a thimble holding water balloons

Posted on August 28, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

“Everything Happens So Much” was one of the best tweets to survive from the infamous horse e-books, a parody account that was always too smart to be fake. Everything does Continue Reading →

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A love letter to my doctor

Posted on August 21, 2019 by writehanded — 1 Comment ↓

Grief can hit in all sorts of weird ways. This week, I cried convulsively when I received the news that my GP of seven years is moving on. Then I Continue Reading →

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My hot best friend

Posted on August 9, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

I’m not in the habit of looking at my own back. So it was a shock to get a glimpse in the bathroom mirror and see a flush of rash-like Continue Reading →

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Please help BUWT help our most vulnerable

Posted on July 25, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

BUWT – the Beneficiary and Unwaged Workers Trust – are a vital intermediary between vulnerable people and failing systems. Myself and thousands of other beneficiaries have relied on them at crucial Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD | Leave a reply

Life after WINZ: Week One

Posted on July 19, 2019 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

Technically, this will be the second week I do not get a welfare payment. I… cannot overstate the changes in my life.

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD | 2 Comments ↓

“Love has consequences” – why I’ve lost my benefit

Posted on July 5, 2019 by writehanded — 19 Comments ↓

As of this week, I don’t qualify for a benefit. Why? Did I suddenly get healthy enough to work fulltime? Did a distant cousin leave me their millions in Apple Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD | 19 Comments ↓

Come watch me die of embarrassment

Posted on June 23, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

I’m a terrible public speaker. I faked numerous stomach bugs, colds, pains and periods to get out of doing speeches at school – and now here I’ve gone and said Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health, Writing and books | Leave a reply

Pick me! – Why you should care about inclusion

Posted on June 9, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

Inclusivity  shouldn’t just be a buzzword, and it shouldn’t be put in the ‘too hard’ basket. It’s neither of those things – what it is is opportunity, for everyone involved. Continue Reading →

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The WEAG Report: What was the point?

Posted on May 16, 2019 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

The report on recommended changes to our welfare system is now public. So far, the government response is, to be blunt, piss poor. So will it actually change anything?

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD | 2 Comments ↓

Why laziness doesn’t need defending

Posted on May 3, 2019 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

By popular definition, I’m lazy. I work part time, I sleep a lot, I don’t do most of the exercise I probably should. I prefer reading on the couch to Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health | 2 Comments ↓

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