Chronically M.E

17/06/2022

It feels good to be back writing again, a quick update on me and what I intend to do next.

It feels like it's been a while since I wrote last, for that I can only apologise! Life seems to run away with me sometimes and it certainly has run away over the last couple of months. After three years of work and dedication I am proud to say I have finally finished my degree in Theology and Philo...

01/03/2022

Just a quick hello from me to day I am still here! I hope to be back writing again soon, however for now I am working my very tired butt off doing uni work. 🤯🥱😇

Just a quick note to you all as I haven't been able to post as frequently as I would like! My health has been pretty rubbish so far this year, I'm struggling with a lot of flare ups and having a poor immune system leading to me catching all sorts of bugs and infections (not fun!) I am also in the fi...

12/02/2022

I am so proud to announce that I have won The Twenty First Century Emily Dickenson Award for my poetry anthology. Please take a look below at my blog for a sneak peak of one of those poems, as inspired by my Aunt Dawn Wood.

"If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry"- Emily Dickenson From the end of November till mid December of 2021 I participated in a poetry challenge. The challenge being to write a poem a day for 21 days, then submitting the anthology at the end of the perio...

21/01/2022

Woke up this morning with a typical M.E flare up, all I wanted is to sleep all day. But now I'm actually trying to sleep I'm wide awake 🤦‍♀️

16/01/2022

This is so wonderful 💖 Bonnar raised money for Action for ME, acharity that supports people like me with M.E, while raising money and recognition of the research needed to understand the condition better.

The Edinburgh-born actor was appearing on Celebrity Catchphrase tonight and won top prize, and decided to donate the winnings to a special ME charity close to his heart.

07/12/2021

I can't explain how frustrating it is to feel absolutely exhausted after doing minimal work. I have an assignment to do for uni, but after a trip to the doctors today I've used up all my energy. Here's to hoping a nap will give me some energy to do a little work. 😴