The conflict between chronic illness patients & over-worked medics is nothing new.Medics are under intense pressure to work through cases quickly & cheaply, not having the time…… Read more “Care Wars: The Patient Strikes Back.”
Power to the Pain Patients: Understanding Your Treatment Options.
By Ann-Marie D’Arcy Sharpe, from Pathways Pain Relief. Ann-Marie is a pain educator writing on behalf of Pathways Pain Relief, an app created by pain patients and…… Read more “Power to the Pain Patients: Understanding Your Treatment Options.”
The Value of a Life.
Trigger Warning: suicide, death, Do Not Resuscitate. If I were you, I’d kill myself. You’re better off dead. Your mother should have aborted you. It’s just natural…… Read more “The Value of a Life.”
The Corona Diaries.
You’d have to have been sleeping under a rock to escape the news as a viral pandemic spread across the globe; actually, that may have been a…… Read more “The Corona Diaries.”
Wheels of Steel.
Being out & about in a wheelchair is not without its challenges. I believe that pavement parkers have a special place reserved for them in hell (which…… Read more “Wheels of Steel.”
Diary of a Disabled Feminist.
Parts 1 and 2 are available by clicking each number. This is the final instalment in the Diary of a Disabled Feminist mini-series. You can find the…… Read more “Diary of a Disabled Feminist.”
Diary of a Disabled Feminist: Embracing the Flab.
Part 1 is available here. Welcome back to Diary of a Disabled Feminist; this is the second part of three in the mini-series. You can find last…… Read more “Diary of a Disabled Feminist: Embracing the Flab.”
Diary of a Disabled Feminist: Passion for Fashion.
Sunday 8th March 2020 is International Women’s Day, & as I am one of the people being celebrated on this excellent day, I decided it would be…… Read more “Diary of a Disabled Feminist: Passion for Fashion.”
Keep the Change.
Despite our adaptability, humans are obstinate creatures who distinctly dislike change. Even when change is good, we’re often resistant to it at first, finding increasingly trivial reasons…… Read more “Keep the Change.”
Becoming Karen.
In case you were wondering who “Karen” is, she’s the internet phenomenon that represents the heated clash between the Baby Boomers & Millennials. Karen is the stereotype…… Read more “Becoming Karen.”