Exploring Dissonance
An ongoing part of living with chronic illness, for me, is struggling with a seemingly never-ending dissonance – both psychological and physical. From my reading, I…
Rules and Regulations …
It’s been three weeks since my most recent experiences with the daycare clinic at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neuro-surgery and I am still irritated when…
Acceptance does not mean resignation …
I’m not hugely fond of reminders on positivity, positive thinking, catchy little slogans to live your – very hard chronically ill – life to but this…
Managing Change in the NHS
As someone with a long-term chronic condition, I am a regular user of NHS services. Luckily for me, over time, my needs have become, generally, less…
Petrus
I had a brilliant evening with foodie friends at Petrus, in Knightsbridge, last week. It was one of those evenings where, anticipating problems, there were none.…
Clive James reads …
A touchingly personal reading by Clive James of Keith Douglas’ poem: Canoe I imagine it is almost impossible for those of us with illnesses not to…
Misunderstanding Blue Badge Style?
This is a response to Fiona, from Blue Badge Style, who left the following comment on my blog from last week, Good wheelchair access … ?: I’m…
This year, I want to live …
I read, recently, of the death, at a tragically young age, of Spectator columnist, Clarissa Tan: Remembering Clarissa Tan, 1972-2014 and was, in particular, moved by…
Stiletto Wheels 