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A Reintroduction to Me and My M.E
Hello pals. Since there are some new faces here, I wanted to do a little reintroduction to me, but mostly to my M.E. So here’s a few...

Lorna McFindlow
Jul 13, 20214 min read
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Advocacy, Happiness and Guilt
When you have a chronic illness that is widely misunderstood and steeped in decades of stigma and disbelief from doctors and the wider...

Lorna McFindlow
Feb 12, 20215 min read
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When it all sort of fell apart
If I asked you to look through these photos of me from the last 6 years and pinpoint the precise moment I became ill, would you be able to?

Lorna McFindlow
May 1, 20207 min read
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A Letter to My Non-Disabled Friends
It’s a very strange time right now. The world has suddenly turned upside down. We are all fearful of what’s to come, anxious about our...

Lorna McFindlow
Mar 27, 20205 min read
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M.E Myths Debunked: Part 1
M.E Myths Debunked: Part 1 Two years ago, when I was diagnosed with M.E, I knew a little about it because a friend of mine had it, but...

Lorna McFindlow
Feb 24, 20206 min read
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Becoming a Wheelchair User: 3 Things I’ve Learned
I became a wheelchair user two years ago, and in that time I’ve really had to work through a lot of anxiety and internalised ableism to...

Lorna McFindlow
Dec 17, 20196 min read
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