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Weasel words

Posted on September 15, 2013 by writehanded

I’ve been planning on writing something about being in public relations/communications for a while. It’s a very sensitive topic for me, because my job, despite the fact I’m too sick Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

A rock and a hard place

Posted on September 11, 2013 by writehanded

After another fruitful meeting with WINZ, I discover I can either commit benefit fraud, or tax evasion. (Hi, GCSB). This is an uncomfortable post, but I feel it’s necessary. I’m Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Uncategorized, WINZ/IRD | Tagged Illness

Rest, rest, rest

Posted on September 10, 2013 by writehanded

I wrote the below a while ago, and thought I would share it today, since I’m really too sick to write anything at the moment. Obviously, since I got sick, Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Uncategorized | Tagged Illness

History in the making

Posted on September 7, 2013 by writehanded

Today was a good day! so I really want to share it. I have finished the antibiotics and am not feeling any worse than normal, which is enough to make Continue Reading →

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Thanks for the thought

Posted on September 2, 2013 by writehanded

Last year, I was attending a meeting with some clients. Halfway through the meeting, an assistant walked in and asked one of the team to step out. When she came Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health, Uncategorized

‘Home ownership is not a moral value’

Posted on September 2, 2013 by writehanded

As a small addendum to my piece on home ownership (Another Kiwi dream down the drain), I’d like to share these Tweets from Keith Bolland.   I have nothing to Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Uncategorized

Unanswered questions

Posted on August 17, 2013 by writehanded

I wrote this a month after coming out of hospital. It explains some of what happened during my time there, and when I first went home. “On my second day Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Uncategorized

From the beginning?

Posted on August 15, 2013 by writehanded

I’m a bit incoherent due to pain, pain medication, and exhaustion, but please bear with me. I’ve had to tell my story a lot over the past few months, what Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Uncategorized

The myth of Doctor Fix-It

Posted on August 14, 2013 by writehanded

I’ve been feeling worse the past few days, with ongoing nausea and exhaustion. As I mentioned in my last post, I’m supposed to be trying to put on weight, so Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Uncategorized

All work and no play…

Posted on August 12, 2013 by writehanded

…makes Sarah a sick girl. Today I wanted to talk a bit about identity, and what it has meant for me to have so much of mine questioned and stripped Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Uncategorized

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