My Experience of using an Electric Wheelchair.
20 July 2021As some of you may be aware, I use a wheelchair part time because of M.E/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It helps me when I go out and about as it reduces the amount of exhaustion I could get when heading out compared to walking. I find the wheelchair a life saver, and without it, I don’t know where I’d be. There are so many pros to having a wheelchair, but I learnt some scary aspects of having a chair too. In this blog, I thought I would share these with you. Pro – Yes, the wheelchair can get me places, where…
Work, Health, or Life? Why Disabled People Are Forced to Choose
After campaigning in June and July, I had to take some time to recover from burnout and other health issues. What I didn’t know was that in August, my health would decline even further. This meant hospital visits, new specialists,…
When Grief Changes You
I haven’t posted about these things before on my website, but it’s important to talk about. *Content Warning: Brain Tumours and Death* Grief is difficult. When we consider death, it happens to everyone at some point. We know that. But…
My Masters Degree
A few years have gone by since my last post. A lot has happened and changed. It hasn’t been the easiest of rides, but there have been many highlights too. For my “coming-back” post, I’d like to talk about my…
My ME/CFS and my Mental Health
In today’s blog, I want to talk about living with ME and my mental health problems. You may have seen from previous blogs, that I live with severe depression with psychotic symptoms, as well as anxiety, panic attacks, and C-PTSD…
My Mental Health and my Songwriting
You may have seen the blog I wrote for Mind a few years back talking about my relationship with music and how it helps my health. If you haven’t, why not have a quick read? https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/your-stories/music-and-my-mental-health/ Today I want to…
Invisible Illness – You look composed and Seem well.
Hey all! So I wrote this a good few weeks ago (back in a land of 2020), but with me updating my website I didn’t want to share it straight away. However now my website is live, I can share…
Forgiveness, Judgement & Mental Health
Hi all! I wrote this blog a few months ago, but I felt I wasn’t able to share it at the time. However, I believe that the message is still important to know, and so today, I’m sharing it with…
Labyrinthitis – An Invisible Illness
3 years ago, I was told I had Labyrinthitis, which is an inner ear infection. It causes severe vertigo, sickness, sudden loss of hearing, a lot of pain, and most of time I struggle to stand. It was the first…
Interview: Keighley Perkins
There are many questions we have when it comes to mental health. 1 in 4 of us in the UK are faced with mental health difficulties at some point in our lives, and that statistic is based on those who…
A Letter to my Ex
It’s almost 6am. I’ve been lying here for almost 3 hours and I just can’t sleep. Memories, that’s the problem. Those memories or thoughts that steal your sleep away. Okay, so everyone has their bad nights and goes through an…
