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Conversations with… Claudia Wright (Subject: Endometriosis)
Last year when I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovaries, I found that looking online for support gave me so much more knowledge, compassion and understanding than any visit to the doctor had. I read about people who had similar experiences, found diet and exercise tips and was given advice on how to best manage my…
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TV Review: After Life
A (very) brief plot overview Tony (Ricky Gervais) struggles to cope after losing his wife to cancer, but the people in his life are determined not to loose him to his grief. What’s good about it? If I answer ‘everything’, does that make this a good review? It would be accurate if that was allowed…
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Conversations with… Mrs Dani Crater (Subject: Body Positivity)
When I first created this blog, I didn’t have high expectations. I had hoped that people would read it and connect with what I had to say, but in reality I know that people are so busy that sitting down to read on an evening is something they can only dream of doing, sometimes people…
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Conversations with: Sylvia Longmire from Spin The Globe (Subject: MS and Travel)
Growing up, I always saw my Grandma Ann as just my Grandma. She had MS and was in a wheelchair, but to me that didn’t define her. She was the woman who wrote stories for me and who used to have a hoist that I would attach my Barbies too and send them around the…
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Conversations with… Lynne Andrews (Subject: Degenerative Disc Disorder)
I know Lynne through the school I used to teach at. In my first year of teaching, I taught her son and in my third year of teaching I was lucky enough to have Lynne working in my classroom as an SEN support assistant. I loved my job and a lot of that was down…
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Conversations with… Raven Swaine (Subject: Overcoming Cancer – Hodgkin’s Lymphoma)
I met Raven when I was 18 through a friend who had invited me out with her group of friends. I remember feeling absolutely terrified to walk into a strangers house and meet an already established friendship group. Nobody wants to be the new girl, but there I was, the only one there in jeans,…
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Conversations with… Elizabeth Cavanagh (Subject: Sibling Loss/Grief)
I remember the day of graduation like it was yesterday. It was 2015, I’d worked really hard to achieve a First and I couldn’t wait to celebrate three years of hard work finally being over! I had bought a new dress, the sun was shining and I couldn’t wait to see everyone who had survived…
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Conversations with… Samantha (Subject: Addison’s Disease)
Samantha is someone I met whilst training to be a primary school teacher a few years ago. We were both on the same course and both qualified at the same time, going on to teach in different cities in England. Samantha always seemed like one of those people who was destined to be a teacher…
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Conversations with… Louise Scrivener (Subject: Mental Health/Charity Work)
As a writer who spends their time looking for the good things that happen in every day life, I spend most of my days with a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. Usually I spot the good things by simply walking along the road or flicking through my Instagram feed, but today’s interview with Louise came about…
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Conversations with… Lindsay McGlone (Subject: Body Positivity)
The first interview I did for this blog with Ellie Crawshaw lead me to finding Lindsay on Instagram. She was one of the first people to cheer on Ellie and myself for the interview we did and I’ve followed her ever since then, not just because I appreciate her support but because she is a…