Freelance Disabled Writer | Cream Crackered Blog

Lorna McFindlow

Dec 17, 2019
9 min

Wellbeing & M.E

Having M.E is a bit like being the donkey in Buckaroo. Bear with me, I’m going somewhere with this metaphor. You’re carrying so much...

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Lorna McFindlow

Dec 17, 2019
2 min

Crash

This is a photo that my husband took me of this afternoon. Lying in a darkened room, wearing an eye mask because even the light coming...

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Lorna McFindlow

Dec 17, 2019
3 min

Poverty & M.E

In the build up to M.E Awareness Week, the advocacy group ME Action Network have asked the online community post on a new topic every day...

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Lorna McFindlow

Dec 17, 2019
5 min

An Apology to My Wheelchair

Around two weeks ago it was International Wheelchair Day and this got me thinking about my relationship with my own wheelchair and the...

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Lorna McFindlow

Dec 17, 2019
3 min

Happy 2019

Hello and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a very merry festive period. If you’re reading this and you have a chronic illness, I hope...

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Lorna McFindlow

Dec 17, 2019
4 min

The Perrin Diaries

Part 1: An Introduction At the end of August this year I hit a particularly low point. The unusual heat wave was wreaking havoc on my...

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Lorna McFindlow

Dec 16, 2019
6 min

In Sickness and In Health

I’ve often heard it said that when a person gets very sick, it can be almost as hard for the partner or spouse as it can for the person...

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Lorna McFindlow

Dec 16, 2019
9 min

Come Fly With Me

As some of you may know I recently travelled to Oslo to celebrate my brother’s wedding. It was a beautiful day and a great time was had...

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4 Ways To Support a Chronically Ill Loved One

Lorna McFindlow

Dec 16, 2019
6 min

4 Ways To Support a Chronically Ill Loved One

So your friend, partner or family member has M.E? It’s really crap for them, I know. What can you do to help and support them you ask?...

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Lorna McFindlow

Dec 13, 2019
5 min

M.E, Myself & I

If you’re reading this and you’re a relative or a friend you can skip ahead since we can assume you already know me fairly well. If...

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