Chronic Illness Life Changes: ‘Little Things' No Longer Exist
As it has been a long time since my last blog post, I will re-introduce myself … I’m Ali, I’m 25, I grew up and still live on a working...
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alidaggett
- Mar 12
- 5 min
WORKING WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS
The motivation for this post is through the struggle that I have had just 2-3 months into a full-time job and the emotional impact of...
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alidaggett
- Nov 24, 2021
- 1 min
Grieving For Health
This was me Monday, sat on the stairs at one of my temporary jobs. So scared for not being able to do my dream job. On the verge of...
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alidaggett
- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 2021
I am suuuuper late, as always. If you don’t know already, this week is RAAW – Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 2021. I have just not...
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alidaggett
- Aug 7, 2021
- 7 min
Fitness Helping My Sickness
It’s been a while since I have done a blog post about fitness. Actually, it’s been a while since I’ve done a blog post at all!Having said...
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alidaggett
- May 23, 2021
- 3 min
FRED’S KETTLEWELL 10K FOR VERSUS ARTHRITIS
I don’t know about you, but for me, there is just something about fundraising that makes me feel whole. And when I see people fundraising...
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alidaggett
- May 12, 2021
- 4 min
My Painful Truth
As you may know, May is National Arthritis Awareness Month and this year’s campaign, launched by Versus Arthritis, is The Painful Truth....
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alidaggett
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Sharing my Rheumatologist appointment
To all my amazing readers, This blog post is slightly different as I have covered it on a video but thought I would also type bits out as...
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alidaggett
- Mar 28, 2021
- 4 min
End of an era
A fully-fledged physio. I made it. All the hard work has finally paid off. 14 years of school, 5 years of uni and now for the rest of my...
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alidaggett
- Feb 27, 2021
- 3 min
Methotrexate Mondays - A catch-up!
It's just another manic Monday I wish it was Sunday 'Cause that's my fun day My I don't have to run day It's just another methotrexate...
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alidaggett
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
That’s a wrap!
2020, what a year … one for the history books, which no-one could have predicted. I sincerely hope that each and every one of you has had...
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alidaggett
- Nov 3, 2020
- 3 min
Rest: Expectations vs. Reality
A short post portraying the reality of ‘bedrest’. It sounds lovely to be on strict orders of rest, doesn’t it? When you live with a...
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alidaggett
- Oct 22, 2020
- 6 min
A true Gem
I’m writing this at 2.30am, Tuesday the 13th, sat on the floor in the pantry where our Jack Russell bitch, Gemmy is giving birth to her...
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alidaggett
- Oct 12, 2020
- 6 min
A typical day… on an important day
Preview: Nights are funny for me – they’re never the same. I’m always dreading the morning to come, feeling threatened by the day ahead....
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alidaggett
- Sep 25, 2020
- 4 min
Striking the work/life balance
Apologies for my online absence of late - I’ve been really busy on my 3rd Uni placement at Harrogate Hospital for the past 6 weeks....
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alidaggett
- Jul 25, 2020
- 11 min
Arthritis through the eyes of my family and friends
Hello all, I hope you’re all keeping well! Quick forward - this post is a little bit different to the ones you’ve read before. As you may...
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alidaggett
- Jun 26, 2020
- 6 min
Living that #FarmLife (Part 2)
Hi again! Quick preface: I’m going to split this post into two parts – one part focussing on connections to arthritis and the other...
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alidaggett
- Jun 11, 2020
- 6 min
#Farmlife Part 1: Living the dream in God’s own country.
My opinion may be one of bias, but growing up on a farm is hands down the best a kid can ask for. There’s nothing quite like it. I could...
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alidaggett
- May 29, 2020
- 5 min
Hands have other plans
What do you think of when someone says bad hands? Or, more specifically, arthritic hands? The majority of the time, the mention of...
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