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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alidaggett
- May 20, 2020
- 7 min
Forgiveness for my lack of fitness.
Hello! I’m back ... me and my big fat pen (head to the ACCESSORIES page on my website to order yours!) I wanted to spend this time...
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alidaggett
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Hang on folks ...
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alidaggett
- May 2, 2020
- 5 min
Quarantine Life
I am starting to write this in the pet lamb pen on an early morning. My hands covered in straw, milk and lamb shit. Lambs scrambling all...
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alidaggett
- Apr 24, 2020
- 4 min
Sharing our stories in the hope of a better tomorrow.
How many times have you heard “aren’t you too young for that”? If I had a quid every time that’s been said to me… well, let’s just say I...
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alidaggett
- Apr 13, 2020
- 4 min
A BALANCING ACT
A Balancing Act. Finding the balance is a tricky business - whether it’s finding the balance between educating yourself and obsessing, or...
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alidaggett
- Apr 3, 2020
- 4 min
Student life as a geriatric.
A few hours of dancing and feeling young again, forgetting about the geriatric life – is it worth the now 7-day hangover? The aching,...
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alidaggett
- Mar 26, 2020
- 3 min
EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT
As I write today’s post (by hand first, because I’m old-school), I’m using my big fat pen. It still hurts my hand but compared to a...
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alidaggett
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Let’s start at the beginning. I’m Ali, 22 years old, born and raised on a farm in North Yorkshire, England. At 20 years old, in my final...
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