I recently ran an experiment where I live-tweeted my day. I ended up sharing symptoms and struggles I haven’t before… …
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 …
A Haiku on Brain Fog in ME/CFS and Chronic Illness for World Poetry Day
Laura’s Pen presents a Haiku on brain fog to celebrate World Poetry Day… It was World Poetry Day on 21st …
10 things that seem normal when you’re chronically ill that definitely are not
Laura’s Pen lists ten things that become normal when you’re chronically ill, which really aren’t normal, such as having to rest …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …