Part two of a three-part LUNA Project Series, by Rachael Banks and Ally Lloyd My assumption was that studying medicine with a chronic illness or disability was likely to be an experience in which you felt supported, as the staff would understand what is going on. Your perspective would be valued, as the kind of …
Part One of a three-part LUNA Project Series, by Rachael Banks and Ally Lloyd When Rachael said she wanted to write about the experiences of Disabled and chronically ill students at University, looking at what was working well and more importantly what wasn’t, I jumped at the chance to write alongside her. Even just from …
By Rachael Banks (she/her) You’re Cancer-free! Now, into the abyss with you! Dramatic, yes. However, navigating life after cancer can often feel like a form of rehabilitation. That is, into life as you knew it. That’s what makes it so overwhelming. How can you go back to normal, when you are changed? When I got …
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 …
Part three of a three-part LUNA Project Series, by Rachael Banks and Ally Lloyd In this article we interviewed three students and asked them about their experiences with chronic illness, neurodiversity and mental health. Through our interviews we noticed a lot of the same issues within educational institutions when it comes to supporting students in …