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Month: July 2017

Having chemotherapy when you don’t have cancer

Posted on July 31, 2017 by writehanded

Most people may not know that chemotherapy isn’t just a treatment for cancer. It can be used in a lot of medical settings – including autoimmune disorders.

Posted in About illness

I deserve to exist

Posted on July 27, 2017 by writehanded

I’ve been struggling to deal with the public debate around beneficiary rights that’s continued since Metiria Turei’s game-changing speech last week. 

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD

Benefit fraud: it isn’t what you think it is

Posted on July 17, 2017 by writehanded

The word ‘fraud’ calls to mind, for me, a nefarious character who is willingly and maliciously ripping off a system to the tune of thousands of dollars.

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD

The night I reached out

Posted on July 10, 2017 by writehanded

There’s so much messaging in the media about “reaching out” if you need help. But a lot of it doesn’t acknowledge or examine how difficult reaching out can be to do Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health

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