Raising awareness of, and supporting, young people with long-term health conditions
Sometimes with chronic illnesses it can take months or even several years to get a diagnosis. In my own experience it took six years before it was officially noted on my medical record. The average time with someone with my condition is eight years so I always count myself as one of the lucky ones. … Continue reading Lessons in life after a diagnosis: when your world changes
Image description: In a text box at the centre of the image the text reads 'CW: eating disorders, homophobia...Overshadowed: Eating Disorders and Homosexuality...Stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ Community' with a rainbow background and the LUNA logo in the bottom right corner The term ‘eating disorder’ is autological, it defines itself. Anyone who has frequent … Continue reading Overshadowed: Eating Disorders and Homosexuality
By Rachael Banks You’re Cancer-free! Now, into the abyss with you! Dramatic, yes. However, navigating life after cancer can often feel like a form of rehabilitation. That is, into life as you knew it. That’s what makes it so overwhelming. How can you go back to normal, when you are changed? When I got the … Continue reading Navigating Life After Cancer
Image description: To the left of the photo it says "The Intersectionality of Having a Disability and Being Queer" with the authors name "Ross Tanner" underneath it and the LUNA logo. The right side of the image has a Pride flag background with a picture of 2 people holding a pride flag in front of … Continue reading The Intersectionality of Being Part of the Disabled and LGBTQ+ Communities: A Brief Overview
By Mirren Buchanan Hi! My name is Mirren and I’m a 19-year-old student at the University of Glasgow. I have a seizure disorder caused by my nervous system not functioning as well as it should, and I’ve previously written for the LUNA Project about the loneliness I’ve faced through having a chronic illness. I used … Continue reading Navigating Inter-abled Relationships – A Conversation Between Partners
“When your lifestyle is your medicine, changes to it can have a big impact on your quality of life.” Three years ago, at the onset of her chronic health issues, Sasha Donovan-Anns had lost a quarter of her body weight; this sudden weight loss made her very weak, having a negative impact upon her attendance … Continue reading Living with Fibromyalgia in Lockdown
There is no question of why lockdown is difficult. It’s tough being isolated from friends, families and the outside world. Events, celebrations and other markers in our lives that give us structure and purpose have been disturbed or cancelled. Often the isolation, the empty days, and the spare hours leave us with our own company … Continue reading Lockdown Conversations: Ableism, Eating Disorders, and Crohns
We have grown up hearing the importance of “walking a mile in someone else's shoes” in regards to empathy. Whilst not even realising it, as a society we have been wearing the shoes of people with chronic illnesses and disabilities for the past couple of months now in many respects. It is really important we … Continue reading Your “New” Is My “Normal”
By Billie Rae How are you feeling today? This can be a pretty loaded question at the best of times, and during a global pandemic it’s often downright scary, as if someone just asked you for the meaning of life. ‘How are you feeling today? Yeah, not too bad, just trying to get on with … Continue reading Lessons From Lived Experience: Coping With Emotions
Here is a round up of all of the recommendations, inspired by the idea of providing insight into aspects of life with a disability/chronic illness, that we made for April... Week 1. Wonder So what is it about? Auggie is 13. He likes spaceships, science and lives with his mum, dad and sister. Auggie also … Continue reading Book Club: April
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