ecowaltz/flickr, CC BY-NC Kevin Brophy, University of Melbourne There are several ways into the book Shaping the Fractured Self: poetry of chronic illness and pain, edited by Heather Taylor Johnson. And there are many uses it might serve in the multiple worlds of poetry and the even wider worlds of medicine, therapy, sociology and life writing, to name just a few. I picked … [Read more...] about On Poetry and Pain
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Starting Treatment for Mould Illness: the Shoemaker Protocol
Recently, I discovered my long term health challenges (fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome) are due to a condition known as CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), caused by mould exposure. Since this diagnosis, my life has been turned upside down, but I have already seen improvements. Analysis of a brain MRI by specialised software (known as Neuroquant ) is … [Read more...] about Starting Treatment for Mould Illness: the Shoemaker Protocol
2019 ANRES Data Update
A snapshot of living with Environmental Sensitivities in 2019 From the introduction of 'The 2019 ANRES Update for Environmental Sensitivities' report including the often, co-morbidlly occurring conditions: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Fragrance Sensitivity, Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EHS), Food Sensitivity, CFS/ME, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease and/or co-infections, … [Read more...] about 2019 ANRES Data Update
Bushfire Season Survival: Evacuation, Smoke & Chronic Illness
Managing bushfire season when you have a chronic illness or are sensitive to chemicals It's the Australian summer bushfire season once again, and are managing a chronic illness, disability and/or you are sensitive to chemicals, which leaves the question: Do you stay or go? For a few of us, the answer seems obvious, right? Bushfire Season Survival isn't so simple when … [Read more...] about Bushfire Season Survival: Evacuation, Smoke & Chronic Illness
Lyme: How a diagnosis can take decades
After two decades, over $70K, and at least 20 medical professionals, finally a diagnosis: Lyme. I believe this is the last missing piece in my health puzzle. I would like to say I have simply been very unlucky and hit a series of dodgy doctors, but the truth is this situation is common. Many people with Lyme Disease often spend years written off as other conditions of … [Read more...] about Lyme: How a diagnosis can take decades