A few days ago, I had three drinks I needed to carry up to my office. I took one drink in each hand and told my three-year-old daughter I would be popping down for the last one. Her response to most statements, however obvious the reply, is “Why?”. I simply replied something like “there are […]
As many of you are aware, things have been really tough recently. It’s like almost all the major life events that are applicable to my circumstances have happened. Apart from moving house, but even that’s on the cards now. This led to my last post about it’s okay to not be okay. A lot of […]
It’s okay to not be okay is a phrase that has long been part of how chronically-ill people relate to each other. However, it’s only been in the last year or so that it has gained prominance. Even the Scottish First Minister used this phrase during one of her COVID-19 updates. So in this post, […]
What a rather insane world we’re living in at the moment! And although there are some suggestions of a possible plan to maybe begin to return to “normal” we’re not there yet. Hard to believe it’s already month since I did the COVID Lockdown edition of Jedi’s Journal, but a lot has happened since. So […]
Sometimes trying to explain Fibromyalgia, my chronic pain condition, can be really difficult. The main problem is it’s not just one thing, but a body-wide malfunction that causes goodness knows how many symptoms and byproducts. What I’ve found even harder is trying to explain it to gamers I come across when chatting to them in-game. […]
