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Chronic illnesses at Christmas
Every spoonie will know that Christmas time is a hard one; 1. Chronic illnesses do not stop for the holidays. 2. For whatever godforsaken reason, our illnesses all like to flare up at Christmas. Why? I have no idea. But it just seems to be the way. For me, I’ve had a bit of a…
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Disability and the Pumpkin Patch adventures
Dear friends, long time no write! It’s lovely to be back. Today I want to talk about a wonderful activity I participated in with my wife (WIFE! Yes, I got married!) for the festive season. With festivities meaning Halloween is just around the corner, my wife, Em, and I decided to go to the pumpkin…
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A Reader’s Review: 2022, Part One (The First Quarter)
My goal for 2022 was to allow myself to love; to allow myself to fall properly in love with reading again. For whatever reasons, I never allowed myself the time, I never allowed myself the joy of reading, the joy of the greatest thing in this world, quite as much as I wanted to. I…
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‘Helicopter Honey’ by Katie Proctor
Before I start this post I want to state that though this is not ad nor was I in any way obliged to post about this, I did have purchase-free access to an online manuscript prior to the main release of this absolutely beautiful anthology (though you absolutely bet I have pre-ordered myself a signed…
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‘The Boy in the Snow’ by C. Fletcher – Review
“Finished in one sitting. Completely engaging and a beautiful read. Such a cosy, seasonal story (though it doesn’t have to be winter to read it!) and absolutely heartwarming, yet with such engaging twists and turns too! Plus such great LGBTQ+ representation” Despite reading 5 books in January with an excitement about reading in the New…
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Disabled Not Disposable: “I can’t wait to get rid of these bloody things”
“I can’t wait to get rid of these bloody things” – a comment made about masks, but one I can’t help but feel was subconsciously aimed at disabled folk and the vulnerable, too. My Dad had pushed my wheelchair beyond the borders of the hospital to my favourite independent coffee shop in Guildford before I…
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A warm welcome
Hello lovely humans, and welcome to my blog! Allow me to introduce myself:I’m Lauren (they/them), I’m 23 and I’m from the Surrey/Hampshire borders in the South of England, having moved here about 3 years ago after many years in North London, but of Scottish Heritage. I’m chronically ill, I’m queer and in mental illness recovery!I…
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