It’s hard to explain what it’s like to live with chronic pain, and a lot of the suffering is hidden …
I Believe You: three powerful words for the chronically ill
Sometimes, you feel alone in your suffering and misunderstood. Sometimes, all you need is someone to say they believe you… …
14 things you SHOULD say to your chronically ill friend
Laura’s Pen asked the chronic illness community what they would like their friends to say to them, here are their …
15 things you need for your diagnostic laparoscopy for endometriosis and other pelvic conditions
Laura Chamberlain lists 15 things you need to take with you or have prepared for your first laparoscopy You’re about …
My response to THAT Cosmopolitan Magazine Endometriosis statistic
A link to my article on the damaging endometriosis statistic in Cosmopolitan magazine I don’t know how many of you …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The undiagnosis of my endometriosis
Okay, so my first sentence is going to contradict my headline: I’ve just been diagnosed with severe endometriosis. But I …