I'm a writer living with a rare motor neurone disease. I write candid reflections on chronic illness, the unfiltered every day, and the journey of the mind and heart.
Worse than the pain, the discomfort, and the fatigue, worse than the multitude of side effects from the medications thrown at me to try to alleviate my symptoms, is the loneliness. That feeling of complete and utter isolation goes beyond merely lacking people around me - it runs deeper than that!
Worse than the pain, the discomfort, and the fatigue, worse than the multitude of side effects from the medications thrown at me to try to alleviate my symptoms, is the loneliness. That feeling of complete and utter isolation goes beyond merely lacking people around me - it runs deeper than that!
The day the lights went out, I realised something was profoundly wrong within me. Dealing with my chronic illness, I felt a deep lack of motivation and a sense of aimlessness. I realised that asking for help is not a weakness, but an important step to improve my mental health.
The day the lights went out, I realised something was profoundly wrong within me. Dealing with my chronic illness, I felt a deep lack of motivation and a sense of aimlessness. I realised that asking for help is not a weakness, but an important step to improve my mental health.