At the start of February 2020, I was nearly 8 months pregnant and my biggest fear was having to be induced …
It’s all been quiet on Laura’s Pen (life update)
It’s all been quiet on Laura’s Pen. What terrible tragedy has befouled me? Never fear! It’s all been good news. …
Weddings, medications and awards (Life update)
An update on Laura’s health and life… Hello everyone, it has been a little while. That’s because I was busy …
Blog announcement: Life, health and writing
An update on my life and my blogging… You may have noticed things have been a bit quiet on here …
Why I’ll be celebrating my victories instead of mourning time lost to illness on my 30th birthday
Laura Chamberlain explains why her 30th birthday will be tainted with grief and how she’s trying to change her mindset …
A man walked into a pub… and I fell in love – How I met my partner
Laura’s Pen tells the story of how she met her partner, and how they coped when she became chronically ill… …
What if? A poem about living with chronic illness
Laura’s Pen performs a chronic illness poem about the misconceptions healthy people sometimes have about her life… This is a chronic …
Goodbye 2016, the year of health revelations
Laura’s Pen looks back at 2016, and forwards to her hopes for the next year… A year forward, a year …
If you could only do one thing every day, what would it be?
Laura’s Pen uses a “One thing every day” analogy to explain how restrictive life is with a chronic illness… This …
But you don’t look sick?! – A letter on why I hide my illness
Laura’s Pen’s open letter to people who say: “But you don’t look sick,”, explaining why she hides her illness… Dear …