the truth about chronic illness
I don't know if I've written about it before. But for the longest time - as long as I can remember, I hated myself. I hated 100 different things about the way I looked, walked, ran, worked, thought... you name it, I hated it. I would say all to frequently that the only thing I liked about ...
It's so stupid. Yesterday afternoon I came home and wrote a political piece. My world was the same I was angry about the same things, hopeful about the same things. Life was just chugging away as normal. I cooked dinner... we watched a TV show... Stocker submitted his latest paper for uni... then he sat me ...
Going back even 3 years - the thought of having less than $5k in savings at any one time (for an emergency) would cause me so much stress - it would keep me awake at night (or, that could of just been the Prednisone)… things have really really changed for me and for us. I’m pleased ...
I, like many people who live with chronic or invisible illness, enjoy travelling. Since my diagnosis we've kept our travel fairly local choosing destinations like Fiji and New Zealand (which has reciprocal health care with Australia). We've done this because my illness has been unpredictable and also because we haven't had the cash stream to ...
Its 11 days since we arrived back in Australia. 11 very long, hard days. I expect people to read this critically – again who could possibly want to live somewhere other than “the lucky county”? Monday the 29th of August was my first day back at work… I tried to be positive. I got up and ...
We all know that saying right? The only thing to fear is fear itself? I hate that fucking saying. The last time we were away oversease was 2009. 2009 was a great year - and in 2009 I didn't know the name of my illness. There were a few moments where I have massive Crohn's failures, ...
