Reactivated or reinfected COVID-19, what now?
A virus doesn’t just put on its Dr Martens boots and marches out of an individual’s immune system, a family, or a country 'once it is under control.' And then what?
Darwin, Corona & the immune system
We are in this together, alone in isolation, but together. Stay connected, stay safe. #InThisTogether #AloneTogether #WriteNow #StayConnectedStaySafe
The itch that upset Christmas
And so it was, after freewheeling through airports, flying, train-hopping, and suitcase-dragging on the way to my family, I began coughing in a deafening, barking manner that made people worried my lungs might jump out of my throat.
OMG, we made it to 2020! Happy New Year!
This could be about new year's resolutions but the year is not ready yet to accept failure on my part!
Life after summer
As the days grow shorter and temperatures colder, it is time to welcome autumn, and what should be a small new lease of life. There is nothing more comforting and relaxing than seeing daylight fade early in the evening. Darkness captures me, telling me it’s time to cuddle up on the couch, book in hand, comfy blanket to warm my feet and a hot cup of coffee to warm my hands. Candlelight shadows perform magic dances on the wall, and I slowly feel energy being restored inside my body. My Dr. Martens boots have been standing idle in a corner of my bedroom, waiting to be walked in again. My winter coat never left the clothes rail in the hallway, covered by a light canvas to keep it from fading.…
UNCRPD, Ireland’s ten-year moral outrage
Having a neurodegenerative illness that cannot be cured has given me the best gift I could ever ask for, strength and meeting the most inspirational and brightest people with disabilities in Ireland and abroad. Yes, they might "be different" in the eyes of many, but they showed me that not everything in life has a price or a tag. They taught me that disability is about misinterpreted ability because they help other people with or without disabilities within their communities in a time when their government shows signs of deliberate discrimination.
Hell is other people
"The best lesson I ever taught myself was that “What you think, you become.” I refused to let being unhappy define me or let it shape my mindset for the rest of my life. In gaining happiness and trust again, I also learned to anticipate the outcome of whatever I decided in life. After all, happiness, hope and trust are 100% up to you, and you alone."
