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The eternal dilemma of trying to Sort myself into a Hogwarts House

11 August 20177 July 2017

Before I even begin, I’m going to list what I believe to be the main characteristics of each House, for definition’s sake. It’s a bit simplistic but necessary for knowing my starting point. Ravenclaw: wit, …

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Categories Books, Fantasy, News 6 Comments

Confronting my own internalised ableism

7 August 20179 May 2017

Lots of people, including me, write of how active we were before our illness, of how many miles we ran or how much sport we played. It underlines that we are not the usual sort …

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Categories Illness, News

Announcing the winners of my quiz and the official answers to the questions

5 January 20172 January 2017

    First, I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who entered my 100 question ditloid quiz, donated money and helped share the quiz on social media. Your kindness and generosity have …

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Categories Fundraising, News

Best and worst of 2016

4 January 201730 December 2016

  BOOKS Best 3 audiobooks that I listened to in 2016 (I’m unable to read books due to my illness so I have to listen to them): 1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 2. …

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Jenny’s 100 Question Quiz in aid of M.E. Research UK and Annabelle’s Challenge – plus there are 10 prizes, including tickets to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

13 December 20161 December 2016

Twelve years ago today, I became ill. To mark the day, I thought of a fun idea that will hopefully also do a lot of good. I have devised a 100 question ditloid quiz to …

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What was my experience of the Rio Olympics?

25 August 201622 August 2016

The following is my experience of watching the 2016 Olympics and includes all of my favourite bits. • SWIMMING I’ve loved the swimming commentators Andy Jameson and Adrian Moorhouse for ages but they really outdid …

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My favourite fictional female characters

28 July 201615 July 2016

In general, there is a paucity of fictional female characters compared to the number of male ones and there are even fewer that are really great, three-dimensional characters. I’ve decided to celebrate the ones that …

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Categories Books, Films, News, TV 12 Comments

Words that help me

7 April 202028 June 2016

I hope that these words may help you too.

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All the things that you never wanted to know about my life with an acute chronic illness

7 August 201712 May 2016

I’ve lived within the four sides of my single bed for 11 years. I haven’t seen outside apart from the times I’ve been in an ambulance. I’m unable to sit up so when nature calls, …

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Update on Jenny’s operation and week in hospital – October 2015

10 October 2015

Jenny arrived back home from hospital at 9pm yesterday. She is a lot worse. Her heart was too unstable and her condition too fragile in the first place for her to be moved from her …

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About Jenny Rowbory

Jenny Rowbory is a poet with a unique and important voice, who writes with tenderness, insight, honesty and playfulness. During her first year at university in 2004, she became ill with a virus that caused her to become bed-bound and acutely ill since then.

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