Lorna McFindlow
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...
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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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Lorna McFindlow
- Dec 17, 2019
- 6 min
Becoming a Wheelchair User: 3 Things I’ve Learned
I became a wheelchair user two years ago, and in that time I’ve really had to work through a lot of anxiety and internalised ableism to...
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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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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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