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 …
Cheaper online Christmas shopping- some links to save some £s
Ok, so this is a really quick post. I was just on a site sharing deals with people and realised …
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 …
You can now find (and Like) Laura’s Pen on Facebook
It’s been a mad week, for reasons that will no doubt feature in a future blog, so I haven’t really …
Vintage catwalk raises £1,194 for Invest in ME
A huge thanks to everyone who came along or contributed to my Mum’s vintage charity catwalk in aid of Invest …
Five quotes that keep me strong when I feel like giving up
Living with a chronic illness is hard. The pain, the fatigue, the insomnia, the cognition problems, the endless list of …