The shame of not working. For whatever reason, where has acquired ‘shame’ come from? From within you? society? That there is this ideology that you possibly cannot contribute to society unless you are working. I have soon come to realise and accept a person’s value isn’t dependent on how much they contribute to the economy,... Continue Reading →
Beautiful Trauma…
There are many mornings when I wake up, shuffle into the bathroom resembling nothing short of John Wayne, one eye closed in an attempt to overcome the double vision, sit there on the loo spaced out with exhaustion despite getting a good 8 hours sleep, and then bumping back and forth between the walls because... Continue Reading →
I’m not growing up, I’m just burning out…
We’ve all been there at some point, go about our daily life in whatever it consists of (work, parenting, volunteering, caring for someone/yourself, leisure activities, socialising…), but if you’re not careful too much of one, or many things, can eventually get on top of you and then BAM out of nowhere the burnout happens. Your... Continue Reading →
What is all of this MS palava?
So, many people see and hear the effects Multiple Sclerosis has on me, but why? What is causing me to drag my feet? Go dizzy? Constant pins and needles?Numbness/Paralysis? Fatigue? Double vision, to name but a few? To understand MS, it helps to understand how the central nervous system works. MS is believed to be... Continue Reading →
MS really gets on my nerves – About Me.
Hannah Clayson. 26. Diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis February 2013. Current treatment – Tysabri (Natalizumab) Past treatment - Rebif I am now in the limbo stage between Rapidly Evolving Severe Relapsing Remitting and Relapsing Secondary Progressive MS. Only time will tell. It’s all MS. Everyday I’m shuffling, regardless. From this day onwards, everything made... Continue Reading →