For this first instalment in my new Pain Management Series, I talk about how a relentless pain flare and the reminder of what you can no longer do can quickly go from a physical problem to a dangerous decline in one’s mental health.
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In this special article for World Young Rheumatic Diseases Day, I give a brutally candid account of my memories and experiences of juvenile arthritis when I was a child and how these events made me who I am today.
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After a year of unexplained pain, numbness and falls (and spanning many more with previous episodes), I received some news that devastated me. But it wasn’t a diagnosis. It was worse.
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In this piece written for Arthr, I talk about how I have always needed support for my arthritis, whether I allowed the world to see it or not.
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As an immuno-suppressed person, I was worried if I’d ever be allowed the vaccine. In this article, I describe my vaccine experience and try to dispel some of the myths whilst heeding a warning about the future.
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So here it is. My first dictated article. I knew this day would come. I also knew that come this day I wouldn’t be ready to accept it.
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In this article, published by the Psoriasis Association, I talk about my Psoriatic Arthritis diagnosis and how I am trying to overcome my own issues with body image.
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That place between the onset of symptoms and official diagnosis is one of the darkest places someone with a chronic illness will ever go on their journey – the ‘Awaiting Diagnosis Void’.
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On days like this, parenting feels like the hardest thing in the world. I’d rather take a...
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A father’s day post about parenting and arthritis and how my son gives me all the motivation...
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Living with arthritis is to exist in an ever-changing landscape. What I could do yesterday,...
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As shielding comes to an end, it’s important to capture the experiences of those who lived it. To make sure those that sacrificed the most are not forgotten.
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