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Reminding myself to be grateful

Clare — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:14:17 +0000

I feel like my life is so mundane at the moment that I don’t really know what to post about. Other than the blog posts in my drafts that I’m slowly working my way through editing. And yet I know I am so incredibly lucky because there are so many people who would dream to […]

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Essential Living Aids: The Bathroom Edition

Clare — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:38:40 +0000

A number of years ago I wrote about my essential living aids, and as over the years the number of aids I rely on has increased and changed I thought I’d share a new and updated version. Some of what I did back in 2014 has evolved, with new things taking their place, while others […]

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Difficult Decisions

Clare — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:14:56 +0000

No one can deny that life comes with difficult decisions to be made, and life with chronic illness can often make those decisions even harder. Mainly because there is so much more to consider. So it is with a lot of trepidation that I have decided to write this post. I actually wrote this just […]

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It’s been a while…

Clare — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:44:16 +0000

Well it’s been quite a while since my last blog post, this year has been A LOT, but I am hoping things are finally starting to settle down and I can get back to writing more and sorting through the drafts I made last year (and maybe even the year before) and never got around […]

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