health stories

My struggle with childhood incontinence and autism

26th July 2019

Today’s post is from Gemma, mom to Isla and blogger at islasvoice.co.uk. She has teamed with Aeroflow, one of our regular brand sponsors at Chronic Illness Bloggers, to discuss her journey and advice for dealing with childhood incontinence and autism. Take it away Isla… When people think of autism they seldom think about incontinence and […]

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DRESSING WITH AN OSTOMY

10th June 2019

CONTAINS GIFTED ITEMS IN EXCHANGE FOR REVIEW Today is part 2 of our accessible fashion series! You can find part 1 here. My name is Natalie and I blog at www.thespooniemummy.com. I write about my life and parenting with chronic illnesses. These include Rheumatoid Arthritis, iritis and Crohn’s Disease, for which I have an ileostomy. […]

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Me and My Wheelchair: How my wheelchair changed my life.

24th April 2019

Today blogger Lynley (who previously wrote our accessible fashion as a wheelchairuser blog) is back with a reflection on her relationship with  her wheelchair. This blog is sponsored by Fenetic Wellbeing; who asked one of our bloggers to share all about life as a wheelchair user. Take it away Lynley… When asked to write this piece, it all brought back memories of my very first electric wheelchair and the advantages it gave me. But […]

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Accessible Fashion as a Wheelchair User

8th April 2019

Today’s guest post is from Lynley who runs Top Lady Talks.  Lynely was gifted some items from UK retailer Simply Be to style for a post around accessible fashion as a wheelchair user. Finding Clothes as a Wheelchair User A major problem I’ve had since becoming a wheelchair user is that I’ve struggled to find clothing that is comfortable and appropriate. I even wrote a blog post about having to buy new clothes as a lot of my existing stuff just didn’t […]

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5 Accessible Travel Packing Essentials

15th March 2019

Packing – love it or loathe it, we all have necessities that we can’t live without when we’re away from home. I spend a lot of time travelling; for work, and as a disabled travel blogger. Sometimes it’s just a day trip, often a quick weekend getaway, and occasionally a longer break. No matter where […]

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How I coped with chronic hair loss – twice

11th March 2019

Today’s health stories is a paid collaboration with Oxford Pharmacy who asked bloggers to share their hair loss stories. Erica, who writes as The Incidental Parent,  was diagnosed with Crohn’s in 2012 and has been blogging about living and parenting with Crohn’s for two years. Today she shares her journey with chronic hair loss-and then back […]

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