Okay, so my first sentence is going to contradict my headline: I’ve just been diagnosed with severe endometriosis. But I …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The benefits of rest in ME/CFS: swapping afternoon naps for regular rests
I am a member of several ME support groups on Facebook and it has shocked me on several occasions to …
A printable version of the ME adventures comic
Last month, when I posted my comic ME adventures comic, which showed how energy and exertion worked in ME compared …
A quick announcement about my posting schedule
This is just a quick note to let you know I’ve decided to try posting once every two weeks rather than once a week. The blog was kind of taking over my life and that’s not what I intended and I’ve found it harder to write the slightly more in depth blogs I prefer to do. So now I can take a bit more time for my creative writing and a bit more time on each blog and I think that should work out nicely…