“You’ve really been through it,” the midwife said after we had finally been discharged from hospital. It was […]

Earlier this year, at the age of 25, I received a diagnosis of autism. The years leading up […]

In 2018 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Over many months I received chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy. While […]

When I was 3 months old my parents were told I had the genetic blood disorder β thalassaemia […]

I live with scars that are both highly visible and largely unseen. At the age of 16 I […]

I was only 5 years old when I had my first big encounter with the medical profession. I […]

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I became sick with covid-19 on 7 March. I was told to stay at home unless I became […]

Two years after my chronic leg pain started, I had gone through lots of investigations but still did […]

Diabulimia is the main reason I was urged to take a medical leave from my academic position. Coined […]