Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most - Ruth Carter Stapleton Well, the Christmas season is nearly upon us and now is the time to start buying gifts for all your loved ones. Of course, gifts can be bought and given at Christmas or birthdays - gifts are really lovely gestures for when a loved one or good friend is struggling due to personal circumstances. One example, of...
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Winter can be hard for those living with chronic illness and chronic pain. But even despite this, however, there are still many reasons for loving winter. What Immediately Comes to Mind When You Think of Winter? When imagining winter, which words or images are conjured up in your mind? For many, they would answer with images such as the nights drawing in during the early evening. Heavy rain lashing against the windows. The sounds of the howling wind outside and fighting...
Continue readingI was inspired to write this new blog post after reading a particular article from 'The Huffington Post' The article was regarding recent research by the biscuit brand go ahead! to find out what really makes people in Britain happy. Surprisingly, what topped the list was not extravagant things The list was compiled however by simple pleasures walking in the sunshine which topped the list as well as other feel-good pleasures such as getting into fresh bed sheets, having a cuddle from...
Continue readingThese past couple of days, I have been experiencing the severe trembling sensations in my legs. Well, I have these sensations all of the time, of course, however the trembling has been somewhat more severe recently. It is not just these sensations which I have found to be particularly troublesome of late; the fatigue, and the pain associated with the spastic paraparesis have also been bothersome. At times, living with all these symptoms as well as the constant dizziness has...
Continue readingWelcome to the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge brought together by WEGO Health – a social network for all health activists. Again, I am participating in the annual Writer’s Month Challenge in which I will be writing about my health activism and health condition based upon prompts given. The prompt reads as given: "These are a few of my favourite things"...
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