Month: May 2018

101 Ways to be Happy #1: five days on the Jurassic Coast

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Coming to terms with a chronic, progressive illness is like a death by a thousand cuts. It's grieving, but it's not like the standard grieving process, where you pass through the five stages from denial, occasionally cycling backwards but ultimately ending up at acceptance. Accepting MS is something I have to do over and over, each… Continue reading 101 Ways to be Happy #1: five days on the Jurassic Coast

Four things I’ve learned about the welfare state

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I try to be positive about my life, I try to tell myself I have worth despite my illness, but sometimes things come at me out of left field that make me question whether I should bother. Yesterday I read a story in the news about Michael Forsyth, who is being asked to repay all… Continue reading Four things I’ve learned about the welfare state