Social Issues

Lorna McFindlow

Feb 12, 20215 min read

Advocacy, Happiness and Guilt

When you have a chronic illness that is widely misunderstood and steeped in decades of stigma and disbelief from doctors and the wider...

Lorna McFindlow

Apr 15, 20204 min read

"It only kills the elderly and those with underlying health conditions."

I can understand the need to comfort yourself at a time like this, but must it be at the expense of the elderly, sick and disabled?

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Lorna McFindlow

Mar 27, 20205 min read

A Letter to My Non-Disabled Friends

It’s a very strange time right now. The world has suddenly turned upside down. We are all fearful of what’s to come, anxious about our...

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Lorna McFindlow

Mar 16, 202010 min read

Quarantine: A Housebound Person's Guide

The threat of the coronavirus, which once seemed so far away is now up close and very personal. It has reached the cold and choppy shores...

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Lorna McFindlow

Dec 17, 20196 min read

Becoming a Wheelchair User: 3 Things I’ve Learned

I became a wheelchair user two years ago, and in that time I’ve really had to work through a lot of anxiety and internalised ableism to...

Lorna McFindlow

Dec 17, 20193 min read

Poverty & M.E

In the build up to M.E Awareness Week, the advocacy group ME Action Network have asked the online community post on a new topic every day...