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Why I live-tweeted a day with ME/CFS, Lyme disease, Endometriosis and Fibromyalgi
May 6, 2017

Why I took to twitter to live-tweet a day in the life of ME/CFS, Endometriosis, Lyme Disease and Fibromyalgia

I recently ran an experiment where I live-tweeted my day. I ended up sharing symptoms and struggles I haven’t before… …

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My symptoms of ME/CFS, Endometriosis, Lyme disease and Fibromyalgia
April 14, 2017

My symptoms: a complete list of my symptoms of ME/CFS, Lyme Disease, Endometriosis, POTs and Fibromyalgia

Laura’s Pen lists all the symptoms she suffers with, in an attempt to show the true extent of chronic conditions …

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A funny video about making tea with brain fog
February 3, 2017

Making tea with brain fog (a funny video)

A video that demonstrates all the things that can go wrong when you try to carry out simple tasks, like …

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"What if?" A chronic illness poem
January 20, 2017

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 …

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Goodbye 2016: the year of health revelations
December 31, 2016

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 …

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Blog hiatus: a quick update
December 2, 2016

Blog hiatus and update

Laura’s Pen explains her absence recently and shares a video the Mighty made of her ME Adventures comic… So, those …

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If you could do one thing a day, what would you choose?
September 2, 2016

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 …

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Seven things I've learnt whilst herxing from Lyme Disease treatment
August 19, 2016

Seven things I’ve learnt whilst herxing from Lyme Disease treatment

So I’ve started my Lyme treatment. Im on the third week and the main focus of my days has been …

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But you don't look sick - a letter on why I hide my illness
August 5, 2016

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 …

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I discovered I had Lyme disease after spending half my life with ME
July 22, 2016

I have Lyme disease: my discovery after 15 years with ME/CFS and two with Fibromyalgia

It’s taken me a long time to write this post. I wanted to wait until a medical professional told me …

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This blog is all about life with chronic illness. I write about my experiences of Lyme disease, ME/CFS and Endometriosis and try and raise a bit of awareness along the way.

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