I don’t feel like writing today. Sometimes words are not enough. Sometimes we cannot ease pain. Sometimes silence triumphs. I don’t feel like writing today about myself and my problems when so many others are struggling. So many other voices need to be heard. So many people are hurting, and I don’t have the words … Continue reading I don’t feel like writing today
Month: May 2017
Farewell to my hip
Fear. It’s a powerful thing, isn’t it? It makes the words ‘’what if’’ taste foul in the mouth. It makes us question everything. It makes us stop, even doubt. But there is a cure. There will always be a cure. Something will always make fear vanish. There will always be something that reminds us it … Continue reading Farewell to my hip
A letter to my Doctor
About a year ago, I graduated from University. It is perhaps one of my greatest achievements. But when I left, I remembered a conversation I had with a very special person. This man was somebody I refused to acknowledge as important for the longest time, as I refused to acknowledge my illness. To anyone … Continue reading A letter to my Doctor
Stigma surrounding sadness
People have said to me recently ‘’your blog is good, but it’s so sad. Make it happier’’ and so I began to think, frantic to find a humorous anecdote involving my arthritis. But each time I thought of one, I found myself stuck. All I saw were times my leg has hindered me, or when sympathy … Continue reading Stigma surrounding sadness
Chronically Catherine 