I have started seeing a pain psychologist because I felt my resilience of pain, medical procedures, infections and chronic illness life ba

"Pain is really strange" (S. Haines, 2015) When I was 13 I had my first experiences of 'chronic pain'. I had injured my ankle, and then...

I think when it comes down to exercising with chronic illness you have to look at your mindset. I know for me its no longer "ooh can I be mo

This may be why when first reading about Lupus I was horrified. Yeah the whole immune system attacking itself causing pain, fevers, fatigue,

Anniversaries of significant events or the death of a loved one leads to that date forever marked in your brain. Each year that passes...

I had numerous questions about my experiences with each catheter I have so far used, so thought today I would share my catheter story.

So I decided to do my first catheter themed blog based on this and I also filmed a video talking about the products I found helpful whilst s

They make me feel like it was ME that chose to take these tablets. Like I thought, "Ooo you know what I fancy, steroids; that round fat face

It's no coincidence once something goes 'wrong' many things follow. Most chronic illnesses overlap or many are connected even if it is not..

A quote I posted on my Instagram this week touched on the internal battle those of us with a chronic illness or injury have to cope with on

Forget one step forward, two steps back. Anyone with a chronic illness or recovering from a chronic injury knows that it can take months...

Seeing a new Doctor, Specialist or Clinician can be a huge source of stress. It's often after an agonising wait, both for the appointment an

Once upon a time (April 2017) in a country far far away (Australia) I got a cold. A very undramatic start to my story.

I joke that I am not the girl my boyfriend signed up for and that he should claim for false advertising.

Cry laughing and doing crosswords..everything I have learnt during my time so far with a chronic illness

Have you tried eating meat? Drinking water? It's great to hear your friend's sister's auntie found Tumeric helped her disease..