In 2010 Kim’s family heard the words that changed their life forever: “Your daughter has cancer”. Back then, Maya was a four-year-old kid with a life filled with happiness, ballet, arts, sports. Maya was full of life. The nightmare started with pain While running outside, Maya’s knee hurt but nothing was found by her paediatrician. A couple of months…
Meet Deirdre Ryan Deirdre Ryan is a Governing Body Member of Chronic Pain Ireland and a Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis patient herself. We got in touch during the preparations of a joint webinar on Chronic Pain and access to new treatments, powered by FindMeCure Foundation and Chronic Pain Ireland. We were amazed to hear how she found her own way…
In the middle of the last century sociologist Erving Goffman came up with the theory of social performativity - the concept that, as Shakespeare said some four centuries prior, we are all actors and the world is our stage. We perform a variety of roles, claims Goffman, in our day-to-day lives: the roles of a parent, a student, an employee,…
" I felt afraid to leave the house - what if I can’t remember where I live? Does anybody else battle debilitating brain fog while on thyroid replacement therapy? When is it just “brain fog” and when is something you need to see a doctor for?" This is what a patient, currently going through thyroid hormone replacement therapy, shares about their fears, experiences,…
Sometimes hearing someone else’s perspective or experience with your condition is all it takes to lift your spirits or give you the confidence you need to try something new. We have decided to talk about Multiple Sclerosis this week and introduce you to one of the 2.5 million MS patients worldwide. Yes, there are millions of people out there who have…
Have you heard that 1% of the world population suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis? These are millions of people fighting an invisible illness and struggling with normal daily activities that we usually take for granted. Yes, these people are all around us and we want to meet them and hear their story... His name is Quinn and he found about…
