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 …
Echo prescription app review (UK): order NHS prescriptions to your door
Laura’s Pen takes a look at an app that lets you order your NHS prescriptions right to your door I’ve …
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… …
Why I’ll be celebrating my victories instead of mourning time lost to illness on my 30th birthday
Laura Chamberlain explains why her 30th birthday will be tainted with grief and how she’s trying to change her mindset …
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 …