Long time readers might remember Dom, a black & white cat who features in one of my earliest blog posts; All Creatures Great & Small. Well, when…… Read more “Return of the Cat.”
Tag: Diary of a Disabled Person
Taking a Stand.
If you use Twitter and you haven’t seen the #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist campaign then I’m offended, because that means you aren’t following me. In all seriousness, that little phrase…… Read more “Taking a Stand.”
Doctor Google.
As a nutritionist working in medical research, one of the banes of my existence is Dr Google. “I read an article that said-”, “But I found on…… Read more “Doctor Google.”
The Rejects: 6 Assumptions About Nutrition That Are Utter Bull.
Rejects 1, 2, and 3 are available by clicking each number. Food and nutrition pops up in our news feeds every day, with someone claiming that eating…… Read more “The Rejects: 6 Assumptions About Nutrition That Are Utter Bull.”
The Corridor.
When you start a new job there’s a lot to think about; being in the right place at the right time, sorting out the paperwork, & introducing…… Read more “The Corridor.”
The Rejects: 6 Things People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Want You to Know (But Are Too Exhausted to Tell You).
Rejects 1 and 2 are available by clicking each number. At one time the UK parliament took a break from arguing about how we could slip discreetly…… Read more “The Rejects: 6 Things People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Want You to Know (But Are Too Exhausted to Tell You).”
Big City Nights: Part 2.
Part 1 is available here. Tuesday: Tuesday morning was bright but cold as we headed towards the Thames. The London traffic was in full force & I…… Read more “Big City Nights: Part 2.”
The Rejects: 6 Things in Food Way More Dangerous Than Additives.
Reject 1 is available here. Back in the wildly free and untroubled days of 2007, newspaper headlines would have had you believe that food additives were going…… Read more “The Rejects: 6 Things in Food Way More Dangerous Than Additives.”
Big City Nights: Part 1.
Saturday: The sound of my alarm is usually an undesirable one, but today was different. Today the alarm indicated that I needed to get out of bed…… Read more “Big City Nights: Part 1.”
The Rejects: 6 Things No One Tells You About Working in Medical Research.
Typing the words “medical research” into Google conjures up endless images of young Caucasian adults in lab coats & blue gloves injecting strange, blue fluids into conical…… Read more “The Rejects: 6 Things No One Tells You About Working in Medical Research.”