Laura’s Pen explains why she would love her friends to watch the film Unrest… Unrest is a documentary about Myalgic …
When self-doubt makes you question your own illness
How self-doubt nearly stopped me finding an important diagnosis… I have found myself having a very similar conversation with …
ME Awareness Day: A comic, a poem, a video diary and a word cloud
For ME Awareness Day, Laura’s Pen has compiled her relevant articles on ME/CFS… I normally go mad for ME Awareness …
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… …
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 …