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Tag Archives: Illness

Supporting people with disabilities

Posted on April 10, 2015 by writehanded — 1 Comment ↓

This is an extremely generic headline and the following post will of course not be relevant to all disabilities or illnesses. I started making a list of practical items that Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, WINZ/IRD | Tagged ankylosing spondylitis, Arthritis, disability, fibromyalgia, gifts, health, help, Illness, New Zealand, support | 1 Comment ↓

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

More pills

Posted on September 4, 2013 by writehanded

So today was pretty massive. I’ve been so sick again recently, and also had really sore eyes, so I made yet another appointment with my doctor, and booked a sight Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness | Tagged doctors, Illness, medication

Resident dork in pink glasses

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