Strong illustration of what it is like to live with disability and chronic pain. Please give a like and subscribe to Mike Nevin’s blog for more reads–including humor! I included a snippet of his blog below as a teaser, as the blog share function appears to be be working for me.
“I believe this is where a lot of the misunderstanding about disability comes from. Because a lot of us with disabilities have neurological conditions. The nervous system is the equivalent of the control system in a PC or smart device. It sends and receives signals between the brain and body. You start messing with that, even a little and you get delays and messed up signals. That is what diseases do, they mess with that….”
No, I have not taken up a new hobby. Nor have I had a sudden healing. I didn’t leap out of my chair yesterday and grab a dumbbell. This is about a different kind of weight. Oh, you’ve all fallen asleep or stopped reading. Come back! It is worth reading. Ever been flattened by life? […]
An excellent read on perspective, disability, and a striking analogy on what living with chronic pain is like. Please give Mr. Nevin’s blog a like and share with your fellow readers. Consider subscribing to his blog for future updates, including for his (hopefully) pending publications. Cheers.
There are places that remain in our memories, the details may become slightly blurred, nostalgia may colour our thoughts, but they don’t fade. And how those places made us feel at the time is the one thing that remains. Today’s memories are from Alex Craigie, a dear friend I’ve known both in ‘real’ life and […]