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Cream Crackered Blog is run by Lorna McFindlow, a freelance disabled writer who writes about chronic illness and disability rights.
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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 public, it means that so much of your time and energy is spent advocating for yourself and your community. Life can be a constant battle to be believed and taken seriously by those around you, as well as the doctors who are supposed to help you. So, many of us take to social media to try to educate people and remove some of the stigma, in the
Lorna
Feb 12, 20215 min read
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
May 1, 20207 min read
Quarantine: A Housebound Person's Guide
The threat of the coronavirus, which once seemed so far away is now up close and very personal. It has reached the cold and choppy shores...
Lorna
Mar 16, 202010 min read
The Perrin Diaries: Part 2
[Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with The Perrin Technique or Dr Perrin in any way. This is an entirely independent review of a service I...
Lorna
Jan 16, 20207 min read
3 Valuable Lessons We Can Learn From Our Cats
Despite some of his more questionable theories, Sigmund Freud was right about one thing: “time spent with cats is never wasted.” For...
Lorna
Dec 17, 20195 min read
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