author of myfibromyalgia, Chickens As Pets and WOOF!
Sex and dating I covered in my book on living with fibromyalgia precisely because sex and disability are not often discussed. Generally, within my own gay community, the attitude to notions of disability and sickness are appalling. The image to maintain, buoyed up by gay media, is one of unsustainable and, for most, unattainable physical … Read moreSex, dating, disability
Fibromyalgia is an invisible bully refusing to leave me alone. It has no form, no mind of its own, it’s a neurological issue with no agenda and yet I hate it so much my teeth clench in the dark.
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I’ve learned a lot of people accept pain. They just go, “Oh, I have pain!” and take painkillers, perhaps going to the doctor to see if there’s a diagnosis attached. And then they accept a diagnosis like it’s their fate. Sit back and wait for it to get inevitably worse. I don’t get it. They … Read moreDon’t just accept pain, fight it
My latest book, myfibromyalgia: one man’s experience of living with chronic illness, is out Monday 2 July in all Amazon store territories the world over. The ebook can be pre-ordered for £5.99 and the paperback will be £8.99 from the date of release. What follows below is what I promised I’d post one week ahead … Read moreFMS and numbers: an extract from forthcoming book myfibromyalgia
I currently live in a privately-rented two-bedroom mid-terrace with stairs I’m finding increasingly difficult to negotiate reliably and consistently because of the painful effects of my fibromyalgia. I’ve been offered a two-bedroom bungalow (single-level house) through my local housing association. I might yet turn it down as unsuitable; the only criteria would be size, I … Read moreMoving house with fibromyalgia
I’m waiting for the first daft so-and-so from the UK to travel by boat or plane with a bottle of CBD oil in their luggage, thinking it’s legal here, it’s okay to travel with it. It isn’t. You might get out – but would you arrive at your destination and not be challenged, and what … Read moreDon’t travel internationally with CBD oil