Confronting my own internalised ableism
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 …
Announcing the winners of my quiz and the official answers to the questions
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 …
Best and worst of 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. …
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
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 …
All the television that I have ever seen
I’m looking for recommendations of TV programmes to watch. I’ve seen so many shows already though and I don’t want to be recommended programmes that either I’ve already watched or that I have no interest …
What was my experience of the Rio Olympics?
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 …
My favourite fictional female characters
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 …
Words that help me
I hope that these words may help you too.
All the things that you never wanted to know about my life with an acute chronic illness
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, …
Book Club: January
Apologies that my choice of books for October, November and December of my virtual book club all turned out to be a bit rubbish. But finally! January has come up trumps. I wasn’t bored once …