By Heather (she/her), Racheal (she/her), and Jack (he/him). We have grown up hearing the importance of “walking a mile in someone else’s shoes” in regards to empathy. Whilst not even realising it, as a society we have been wearing the shoes of people with chronic illnesses and disabilities for the past couple of months now …
By Billie Rae How are you feeling today? This can be a pretty loaded question at the best of times, and during a global pandemic it’s often downright scary, as if someone just asked you for the meaning of life. How are you feeling today? Yeah, not too bad, just trying to get on with …
By Becca (she/her) Hey everyone! So, this is my first ever blog so bare with me on how well I do! I’ll start off with telling you a bit about me. My name is Rebecca, I’m 17 and I’m from Leeds. I am currently in college doing a level 2 media makeup and hair course. …
by Beth, Ally, and Laura This blog post features Beth, Laura, and Ally from LUNA talking together (on video call because of social distancing life!) about their experiences of being diagnosed with long term health conditions. They talk about how they found this, and the similarities and the differences in their experiences. What was your …
By Ella Marcham (she/her) I’ve always been a chatterbox. People are often amused by the pace at which I can talk and the sheer volume of conversation. I always put it down to being an extrovert, just something that was quirky about me. Even as a child I had no problem nattering away to unsuspecting …
Updated: May 13, 2022 By James Adamson (he/him) Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wv5eGte3X7aGFNpL06Mmd?si=475ddab3f00c41fb Hi! It feels very bizarre to introduce myself like this, but I’m Jamie, I’m 19, and I have OCD. I’ve been putting off writing this because I’m embarrassed both about having OCD and about being embarrassed. Go figure! In my title I’ve mentioned embarrassment …
By Mizz Buchanan (she/her), 19 Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5njPUpgNjLwpBql63V7cnf?si=56b1cc860a474aac What I Have Lost: Independence. Happiness. Sleep (lots of it). Friends, old and new. Security. Innocence. A feeling of self-worth. Trust (in myself). Time. So much time spent worrying about what was wrong with me, or whether anything was at all. Time in hospital. Time …
By Heather (she/her) Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5U0hY5M7zPEYzFfqEJIZMS?si=6b5aa64ce1c64854 Hi, Heather here. This week we are all talking about what we have lost and gained through our experiences of ill health. Some of these might be focussed on positive life choices, but not mine. Background I was diagnosed with Lupus (SLE) almost exactly 7 years ago …
By Jack (he/him), 19 Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zY66CXOji4gpnaNdNXKg0?si=3cf8256da18d4951 What I’ve lost: independence. The ability to do something for myself. Yes I can still wash. Yes I can still dry but no I can’t cook my own meals and walk a few steps without falling. Spontaneity. Everything I do has to be planned,prepared and executed …
By Kitty (she/her), 20 When I hear loss and gain I think more about sacrifices I have to make and how my experiences have changed my personality. When I was first diagnosed, it was all a bit dramatic and it wasn’t clear what my life would be like so at that stage, I hadn’t gained …