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ElenaHartley
ElenaHartley

The Compulsive Dreamer

She slept too often, and never by choice. The world came to her in fragments, a handful of seconds, a conversation half-heard, a face she recognised only because it had aged since last time.

1 0 246 words
sammielee46
sammielee46

Faked It?!

#disabilityaware #rant A couple of swear words.

32 25 311 words
RandomGirl
RandomGirl

He Is We- Inspired Post

Do you hear that love. They're playing our song. Remember the day when we could dance and have fun. But then you became ill, That look you used to have was suddenly killed.

8 0 127 words
Nahma
Nahma

I Want My Light Back

When you start to feel illness coming on and you know it's going to be uncomfortable, you brace yourself for the pain and the days where you can only lye in bed, waiting to feel like yourself again.

14 8 1217 words
sammielee46
sammielee46

My Hidden Disability.

#disabilityaware I have a hidden illness, You cannot see it with your eyes, I am not missing any limbs, For my illness lives inside.

76 34 408 words
misstezaa
misstezaa

Carers Perspective

-Functional Neurological Disorder - (FND) F rightening how fast these functional symptoms came on U nder a microscope of assumptions she was flung N o information given on how to get better C...

0 0 350 words
lalatomany
lalatomany

Untitled

The Me I Used to Be My life slowly began changing a few years ago, so slowly that it took time for me to even notice. My mind was the first thing I remember worrying about.

0 0 1815 words
Burrfoot
Burrfoot

Enabled

#disabilityaware My body is crippled but my mind is alert, I'm wracked with pain but it's your words that hurt.

30 8 131 words
originalkitten
originalkitten

No More ...

Every day I wake to you Hurting me Digging pins into my legs And arms Making me feel like I'm Coming to harm You control my actions And what I can do Make me pay for it afterwards And say that told...

34 5 164 words
naaviie
naaviie

The Real Life 'Choices in Love'

To any of you that have read my mini 4 part series called "Choices in Love" I thought I should explain that it stems from a very real part of my life.

50 21 271 words
naaviie
naaviie

Choices in Love

Part 4 - Winter "I've just had enough, I hate it..." His voice said softly behind his tears. It was all I could do to hold him, gently yet firmly against my chest.

32 13 362 words
naaviie
naaviie

Choices in Love

Part 3 - Autumn I was vaguely aware of the uncomfortable lumps in the ragged old hospital chair as I dozed in the late autumn sunshine.

26 11 417 words
naaviie
naaviie

Choices in Love

Part 2 - Summer A glorious, almost malleable beam of yellow sunlight streamed through the gap in the bedroom curtains; making the drifting dust practicals look like dancing fairies in the dawn glow.

32 8 239 words
rhona
rhona

Thank You For M.E.

My thanks to those who held me near, To those who told me that they care, To those who could only smile, and perhaps just sit with me a while.

24 8 176 words
DarlingDark
DarlingDark

(1) Waiting For Faith

The ringing stung my eardrums, this wasn't the first time things like this had happened. I tried to block it out. I took several deep breaths which usually numbed the pain, nothing.

10 2 146 words
chijovanastya
chijovanastya

Под Вечер

Со мной тяжело. Тяжело из-за моей болезни. Я боюсь, что мой Илья однажды устанет от этого. Ведь можно найти кого-то здорового. Он просто испугается и убежит. Хотя, может быть наш разрыв неизбежен.

2 0 223 words
lillehansen
lillehansen

Untitled

Jeg går med hovedet i skyerne, nogle påstår, at jeg er en drømmer. Min eneste indvending, er at jeg altid har været sådan. Er det så galt. Jeg prøver at være tilstede i nuet, men min sjæl vandrer.

0 0 443 words
chy
chy

Thorn ©

Why won't this pain just go away.

30 16 73 words
kelly_seasons
kelly_seasons

Pain

pain surrounds you day to day nothing helps it go away pain in muscles pain in joints pain so bad in trigger points. pain that comes and pain that goes pain that keeps you on your toes.

66 13 135 words
simplystylish
simplystylish

This Is Love!

Supporting Me when Im dizzy. Holding My hair when Im trowing up. Waiting for Me when I must sit Down. Hold Me and support. Trough Tears and slobbering.

22 3 65 words
diva
diva

Just Me

I don't know if anyone is even interested in what I write. Each time something a little different. But now I thought I'd tell you a little bit about me.

4 1 377 words
weazul
weazul

Living With Fibro

I'm in my early 30's and have been dealing with health issues my whole life, starting with some immune system issues which triggered the onset of chronic fatigue syndrome and/or fibromyalgia before I...

2 0 261 words
youngdad33
youngdad33

You Can't Take This Away From Me #CRPS!

As previously stated, I'm a fan of Baseball.

0 0 237 words
youngdad33
youngdad33

You Can't Take This Away From Me #CRPS!

As previously stated, I'm a fan of Baseball.

2 0 237 words
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