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…
Would You Say?
Content Warning: Abuse, Trauma, C-PTSD, Mental Health You’re probably confused. You’ve read the title “Would you say” followed by the content warning. You’re probably thinking, “Why wouldn’t you tell someone about abuse, or trauma that has affected you?” Let me…
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…
