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Get to know me as a person, not just my body parts

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

March 23, 2022 What your patient is thinking

Who will comfort me when I transition to adult services?

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

September 2, 2021 What your patient is thinking

I am more than a body to stitch up and label

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

May 12, 2021 What your patient is thinking

The treatment terrifies me more than the diagnosis

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

March 17, 2021 What your patient is thinking

Please see the whole picture of my eating disorder

Unexplained symptomsFor many years I experienced episodes following binge eating and vomiting where I felt clammy, dizzy, and […]

January 6, 2021 What your patient is thinking

“Just stay at home” was lonely and terrifying

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

November 5, 2020 What your patient is thinking

Reframing my chronic pain

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

October 7, 2020 What your patient is thinking

I live with “the world’s most dangerous” eating disorder

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

July 2, 2020 What your patient is thinking

Losing my licence meant I lost my independence

In 2019 I gave birth to twins via planned caesarean section. Shortly after their birth I had a […]

June 4, 2020 What your patient is thinking

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