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Tag Archives: fatigue
Living with an invisible disability
I read a letter in our local paper recently, in which someone was complaining about what he called the “misuse” of the disabled Blue Badge parking scheme. He claimed to have seen many people, with Blue Badges, park in our … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Disability, Education, Health, My Life, welfare
Tagged blue badge scheme, cerebral palsy, chronic illness, chronic pain, Disability, fatigue, health, invisible disability, pain management, the spoon theory
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Near death experience
The week before Christmas, I developed a urine infection. Because it was the weekend (of course), when I found bright red blood on my toilet paper I called the out-of-hours service for the UK, which now means dialling 111. After … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged 111 service, allergic reaction, allergy, antibiotics, blessings, Christmas, counting your blessings, fatigue, grandchildren, gratefulness, health, hospital, kidney infection, kidneys, near death experience, NHS, painkillers, partner, resuscitation, urine infection
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