A slightly different style of blog post for you today. At a stretch you could call it ‘investigative journalism’, although some might think ‘paranoid rant’ is more accurate. Either way this issue was an annoying problem for me for a while so it seemed appropriate to write about it. Intrigued? Here’s my rant… Unfortunately I […]
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Applying for a Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
I’ve been physically incapable of work since I was in my early twenties. Obviously I’d have far far preferred to be healthy and earning money, but you need to feed and clothe yourself and I’ve always had health related expenses too, so since then I’ve had no choice but to claim state benefits. I’m hardly proud […]
Home Artificial Nutrition Week – UPDATE
8-14th August was Home Artificial Nutrition Week, organised by the PINNT charity. As someone who has had his life saved twice by different forms of artificial nutrition I should have been fully behind this campaign, but I’m over three weeks late writing this article, sorry! My excuse is good though, I’ll get to that later. […]
My New Wheels…
I first started struggling with mobility in my late twenties. I injured both my ankles at the same time and suddenly it was a problem just getting around the house. In the few years afterwards, I added knee and hip injuries and several problems with my feet and toes. Despite endless physiotherapy, none of those […]
The EDS International Registry – Update
Would you like to find a friend who knows exactly what it’s like to live with EDS? Well the Ehlers Danlos International Registry aims to help people do exactly that. ‘We want to facilitate the connection between one EDS sufferer and another, in hopes of helping people deal with their illness and the way it impacts their […]