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Sorry, it has been an extremely long time, since I wrote on my blog. Although, one thing I have been doing is a journal during lock down. I thought I would share my experiences of using The 6 Minute Diary journal for mental health improvement, how it is helping me, and how it can help you!

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2020/05/25/the-6-minute-diary-review/

The 6 Minute Diary: Review Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Hello everyone, Sorry, I have been away for a long time! I have been focusing on trying to manage my physical and mental health , whilst trying to…

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15 Ways to Support your Chronically Ill Friend in Hospital Unplanned and even planned hospital stays for surgery, can be a scary time for anyone. Some, just assume those with a chronic illness, are well accustomed to hospital stays.  It is true, they …

Often we hear chronic illness is not a competition, but what happens when it does turn into one? Have you ever felt like you weren’t sick enough for medical treatment, in your own family or in the online chronic illness community? You are not alone! Find out mine and other patients experiences and tips to how to overcome all these challenges. I would personally like to thank all the contributors, I felt this was a very important topic to explore.

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/07/14/when-chronic-illness-becomes-a-competition-and-you-are-left-feeling-not-sick-enough/
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When Chronic Illness becomes a Competition and you are Left Feeling ‘Not Sick Enough’ I came across many blog posts that say chronic illness is NOT a competition. I believe that no one should compare their illness or pain to another person’s – because how do we really know wha…

Go Fund Me: Morgan’s EDS Mobility Aids Hello everyone, Some of you may or may not know that I am suffering from an incurable connective tissue disorder called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. EDS causes chronic fatigue, widespread chronic joint …

Inside a Psychiatric Ward Trigger warnings ⚠️ : Su***de, self-harm, substance abuse and r**e Many posts, are great raising awareness of the symptoms of mental health, but what happens when the sh*t hits the fan and you end…

23 Ehlers Danlos Syndromes Life Hacks: The Ehlers Danlos Series   Although, being diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, has given me slightly more sanity. Living with this illness, like many chronic illness day-to-day is no easy task. One of my health the…

15 Things Medical Zebras have Learnt to Love about their Incurable Illness: The Ehlers Danlos Series If you haven’t heard of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome – you are not alone. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is a rare, incurable connective tissue disorder that attacks many systems of the body that is caused by a …

Hey guys,

Here is a post to help you if you suspect Ehlers Danlos Syndrome or want to rule it out.

It includes ways to manage pain, things to be cautious of, conditions related to EDS and consultant names.

Morgan xx

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/07/08/i-think-i-have-eds-what-happens-next-the-ehlers-danlos-series/

I Think I have EDS. What Happens Next? The Ehlers Danlos Series You have been feeling sick for a very long time. Had many routine tests come back clear. Yet, you have been in pain for many months, maybe even years. You are still trying to navigate how to have …

As my EDS, one of my incurable illnesses has progressed I am kindly asking for donations to help me raise money for smart crutches, not available on the NHS and a pair of medical knee braces. My weak knees are causing my ankle problems and without these supports is it is invetable I will be going into a wheelchair and possible the surgeon will go ahead with double ankle fusion surgery, which I want to avoid. I unfortunately, missed a lot of my placement due to being hospitalised and visiting hospitals so I appreciate any help! i am due to go on an intense 3 week physio programme after physio failing for years but as I can’t walk very far at the moment I really need the extra supports. Thanks x

https://www.gofundme.com/f/fighting-eds-morgans-mobilty-aid-fund?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_co_campmgmt_m

Click here to support Fighting EDS: Morgan’s mobilty aid fund organised by Morgan Isabella Shaw Hello, Thank you for visiting my cause. Some if you may or may not know that I suffer with a collection of chronic illnesses. One of these is an incurable connective tissue disorder called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Type 3 (EDS). Connective tissue holds your joints in place and acts like glue in a...

I have wrote about 40 short poems / stories many I have not shared but I couldn’t sleep so thought I’d share this one. Swipe right to read
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Hello everyone , sorry I haven’t been keeping this page up to date I have been in hospital. Here is my latest post https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/06/14/10-things-not-to-say-to-someone-with-a-chronic-or-invisible-illness/

Other posts you can find recently are on:

- 10 Ways to Earn Money with a Chronic Illness

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/05/16/10-ways-to-earn-money-with-a-chronic-illness/

- What Wikipedia Can’t Tell You About Living A Day with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/05/20/the-things-wikipedia-cant-tell-you-about-living-a-day-with-irritable-bowel-syndrome/

- 31 Days of Mental Illness: Borderline Personality Disorder Challenge
https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/05/31/31-days-of-mental-illness-borderline-personality-disorder-awareness-challenge/

4 Common Types of Arthritis and Ways to Manage Arthritis Pain ( Guest Post)

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/06/06/4-common-types-of-arthritis-and-arthritis-pain-treatment-options/

10 Things Not to Say to Someone with a Chronic or Invisible Illness Hello everyone, I have collated the top 10 most frustrating things I hear about my chronic illnesses. This post, to inform you of the types of things that may offend someone with a chronic ill…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

So here is a mental health guest post, from someone else’s perspective , with BPD.

⚠️ TW:Substance abuse.

The journey of being formally diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder was destructive, painful, regretful, lonely and bitter”. Read Katie’s story now..

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/05/09/confessions-of-a-zebra-3-borderline-personality-disorder-and-me-katie/

Hello everyone, here is my product review on DoTERRA essential oils, worth checking out if you suffer from frequent joint pain. Xx

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/05/03/doterra-essential-oils-for-pain-management-product-review/

DoTERRA Essential Oils for Pain Management: Product Review Hello guys, Last year Amy Innes from Australia contacted me after seeing online, I had been in severe joint pain from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is an incurable connective tissu…

Hello everyone. My new guest post is up! “My Seizures took three years to get diagnosed and that was horrible in itself. Heart monitors,ECGS, tilt table tests. I went through the works”. Read Ruth’s story here.

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/03/26/confessions-of-a-zebra-2-seizure-disorder-and-me-ruth/

Confessions of a Zebra: #2 Seizure Disorder and Me – Ruth Hello everyone, March’s installment of the guest post series: Confession of a Zebra is here. Today, we will learn more about Ruth and her story. Confessions of a Zebra: #2 Seizure…

New blog post in the Ehlers Danlos Series is up 🙂 ways to make your life easier with EDS, but may also be useful for other people with mobility disorders and chronic pain. https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/01/28/23-ehlers-danlos-syndromes-life-hacks-the-ehlers-danlos-series/ xx

23 Ehlers Danlos Syndromes Life Hacks: The Ehlers Danlos Series Although, being diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, has given me slightly more sanity. Living with this illness, like many chronic illness day-to-day is no easy task. One of my health the…

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Being diagnosed with an Autoimmune Disease is not your fault and is nothing to be ashamed of. You can however fight it, stay positive, talk about it and make people know that living with a chronic illness know that it is not a death sentence.

Hello everyone , today I am sharing the positive side of chronic illness . https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2019/01/14/15-things-medical-zebras-have-learnt-to-love-about-their-incurable-illness-the-ehlers-danlos-series/ my next post will be on the 28th March revealing Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Life Hacks 💜

15 Things Medical Zebras have Learnt to Love about their Incurable Illness: The Ehlers Danlos Series If you haven’t heard of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome – you are not alone. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is a rare, incurable connective tissue disorder that attacks many systems of the body that is caused by a …

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2018/12/28/dear-father-an-original-poem-about-mental-health/ Hello everyone, I have released a new mental health poem would love if you checked it out

Dear Father: An Original Poem about Mental Health Hello everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and have a lovely new year. Since, leaving the mental health ward, poetry has helped me communicate with my father and therapist about how I am…

Hello everyone, hope you all are ready for a relaxing Christmas & new year. I am please to announce I am getting back into blogging slowly but surely.

In January, I will be posting 2 posts on Ehlers Danlos Syndrome - covering things other patients and I have learnt to love about the incurable illness and life hacks that making living with the condition easier.

Then in Feb, I will posting two posts on how to save & make money with a chronic illness... if you know anyone these could help.

New post is up, would love any feedback :) https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2018/12/17/11-charity-fundraiser-ideas-for-those-living-with-chronic-illness/

11 Charity Fundraiser Ideas for Those Living with Chronic Illness Have you ever wanted to do a fundraiser for charity? Then you hit back down to reality and find your physical disability makes a sponsored walk, or a parachute jump seem near enough impossible. I…

https://www.facebook.com/ChronicallyCreative14/ If you would like to check out my new art page here it is :)

Chronically Creative 26 years old, chronically ill healing through arts & crafts. I will showcase my work here & be adding more to my Etsy shop. 50% of profit from sales will be donated to Ehlers Danlos Support U.K. Dm for commissions.

Hello everyone, sorry I have been away for a while I have been very poorly on my 5th week on anti biotics due to a suspected infection in my gut.

I wrote a post about what I am doing to raise money for Ehlers Danlos Support U.K through my art. https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2018/11/24/morgans-ehlers-danlos-support-u-k-fundraiser/ the new link if you would like to donate to help my cause is http://amzn.eu/d71N9Ju. Alternatively, I have set up a Go fund me page which is https://www.gofundme.com/morgans-art-fundraiser.

Since, I have been away on my social media page on my blog I have realised a few mental health poems: about living with Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression and Ehlers Danlos Sydnrome. I hope to release a couple posts in the new year about saving and making money with a chronic illness.

Morgan’s Ehlers Danlos Support U.K Fundraiser Hello Guys, I am asking for kind donations of art materials from my Amazon wish list to make animal drawings and handmade jewellery to then make an Etsy shop and to sell to raise £250 for Ehlers Da…

Hello everyone, here is the wish list if you would like to help fund me for art materials to raise money for Ehlers Danlos U.K https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/76lAVPs (Please let me know if the link doesn't work) I have tried to put products in the order I need them. Thanks x

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Hello everyone here is a guest post I wrote for a charity , enjoy if you take a look x https://diggingdeep.org/job-search-tips-for-young-people-living-with-chronic-illness/?fbclid=IwAR0v7_x2XBwyWlP2Pk0qpb-nP-RUwKRMKXJQ_tbrEoNfVjC8OuDJzsJOP9A

Job Search Tips for Young People Living With Chronic Illness I hope this post helps you find your dream job. Thank you for reading and good luck!

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2018/10/16/misfortunate-a-poem-about-ehlers-danlos-syndrome/

Misfortunate: A Poem about Ehlers Danlos Syndrome A short poem about living with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.

part 2 is out .... https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2018/10/09/outside-the-psychiatric-ward/ x

Outside the Psychiatric Ward If you have entered Morgan’s world and haven’t read my first post Inside a Psychiatric Ward, welcome. A mental health ward was my home for a lot of June due to Borderline Personality Disorder and D…

New post is out ! https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2018/10/06/16-things-a-doctor-wont-tell-you-when-you-are-first-diagnosed-with-eds-the-ehlers-danlos-series/ love if you checked it out x

16 Things A Doctor Won’t Tell You When You Are First Diagnosed with EDS: The Ehlers Danlos Series As it is coming up to my 2 year EDS diagnosis anniversary (if we can even call it that), I thought it would be a good idea to share with you what I have learnt since my initial diagnosis. EDS is a …

Hello everyone, I wanted to share part 1 of my story https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2018/09/28/inside-a-physicatric-ward/ i would love any thoughts in the blog or shares.

Please note there are TWS: Su***de, R**e, Substance Abuse.

Inside a Psychiatric Ward

Hey everyone set up an Instagram page dedicated to my blog finally would love any support instagram.com/brainsandbodiesblog/

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https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/2018/09/04/an-interview-with-an-invisible-illness-warrior/ New post is up... an interview about me for a couple of PHD students.

Interview with an Invisible Illness Warrior Hey Guys, I was asked to be a contributor in an educational film to present to medical professionals by Troy Holmes and Hannah Ware who were collaborating on a chronic illness educational film for …