My MRI
I fundraised for my MRI. I guess you already know the outcome. It’s booked for January 24.
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Travel, pain and Krispy Kreme jealousy
As I settled in to read How Does It Hurt? on the first leg of my journey to Cairns, I drew the unavoidable parallels to Stephanie de Montalk’s painful pilgrimages, and counted Continue Reading →
Wait or go private?
Today I got the news that the MRI I have been waiting for, that could drastically change my life, is scheduled for April. Four months might not seem like that Continue Reading →
The Uncertainty Principle
I have Generalised Anxiety Disorder. The main feature of GAD is excessive worrying and intolerance of uncertainty. Next week I’m flying to a different country. Let’s talk about how that’s Continue Reading →
One in three
This week’s column in the Nelson Mail investigated the link between the lack of accommodation in Nelson (and many others part of New Zealand) and vulnerable women. As usual I didn’t have Continue Reading →
Women don’t own their bodies, apparently
Think New Zealand women have control over our reproductive rights? Think again.
Not your inspiration
This is not a tribute post to Stella Young. I didn’t know her, there will be many of those, and one of the reasons I so greatly admired her is Continue Reading →
All WINZ and no play
Some of you have asked, after all the attention in March: what happened next with WINZ? Have they changed? Has Labour done anything with all the stories of mistreatment I collected? Continue Reading →
AnkyloSarus
One of other Very Important Things I did while I was in Wellington was go with a whole bunch of wonderful people to the Te Papa Tyrannosaurus exhibit. I love Continue Reading →
‘The War of Art’
Let’s be honest. I needed a kick in the ass. I asked for one, and I got… lots. So that was pretty good.