Laura’s Pen looks back at 2016, and forwards to her hopes for the next year… A year forward, a year …
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 …
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 …
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 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…
You can now find (and Like) Laura’s Pen on Facebook
It’s been a mad week, for reasons that will no doubt feature in a future blog, so I haven’t really …
The Golden Paste Turmeric experiment: how do you take yours?
A new month, a new load of experiments to try and improve my symptoms for Fibromyalgia and low level inflammation. …
Vintage charity catwalk show in aid of Invest in ME: Caterham, Surrey. April 2nd
Do you fancy attending a fabulous evening of vintage fashion whilst raising money for a deserving charity at the same …
Why you shouldn’t judge a disability by its visibility
I wanted to share a Facebook post that has been doing the rounds this week about a woman called Lauren …