I thought it might be nice to have a bit of levity and focus occasionally on the things I’m finding cheering and joyful, rather than lots of resources and things for you to be *doing*. Some of my earliest memories are of books and they have been a constant source of comfort, hilarity, tears and happiness throughout my life.
Read MoreWhen I posted recently on Instagram about throwing my back out and putting my flare-up plan in place my thoughts halted. What do we even mean by flare-up? It’s a phrase used so often but do people really understand what it means? And what the heck is a “flare-up plan”?! Let’s dive in …
My pain management programme defined a flare-up as being your usual pain, with the volume turned up to the maximum - not new pains or signs of a new injury.
Read MoreIt hit me hardest during my first week of self-isolation. The sudden realisation that when all this is over and some sort of “normal” life resumes, people will be back out there, going to work, socialising and filling their days again. As things currently stand though, this is my normal. And I’m really lucky – I’m pretty mobile these days, actively job-hunting and looking forward to changes that will soon see me less housebound. But that day the weight of the realisation that this is actually all pretty standard for me was crushing.
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