Between the frying pan and the fire
GUEST POST: Julie*, who is chronically ill and unable to work, has fought WINZ for support and given up. I’ve had a few run-ins with WINZ, but none so terrible Continue Reading →
Category Archives: About illness
In the Land of Pain
Alphonse Daudet’s In the Land of Pain was one of the major influencing texts for How Does it Hurt?, and I can see why. The collection of raw notes, published Continue Reading →
How Does It Hurt? (part two)
I first wrote about How Does It Hurt? after returning from the launch in November. Then, it was pretty obvious the effect this book was going to have on me and Continue Reading →
Safety vs Speech
We’ve seen a fair few women go offline recently due to not feeling safe. That’s not a new thing – I’ve written many times about the cost of having any Continue Reading →
Seeya, 2014
I remember that my end-of-year post in 2013 was… um, a bit bitter, but optimistic. I guess both feelings were valid. Now, I’m just optimistic.
My MRI
I fundraised for my MRI. I guess you already know the outcome. It’s booked for January 24.
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 →
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 →