Summer 2016 Snapshot of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Dyspraxia

Summer 2016 Snapshot of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Dyspraxia

I hope you all are having a wonderful summer. Over the last couple of months I have been fortunate to have had work experience at The Independent, John Murray Press and Radio Verulam. The people I met were lovely and all three placements gave me the chance to raise awareness of Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and Dyspraxia.

This explains why the writing blog has been rather quiet. So, over the upcoming months I hope to publish more content including short stories, poetry and screenplays, but primarily to write more articles exploring the diverse aspects of living with invisible disabilities. In this post I will explore what possible areas to write about.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

In terms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, together we have explored colonoscopies; how to deliver a diagnosis; diet; and the larger community.

Some further areas to cover in the near future are:

›          The impact on education, work and social life

›          Having surgery and its possible implications

›          The seriousness of fatigue

›          The Modulen Diet and other forms of medication

›          A letter written to my Crohn’s Disease

Dyspraxia

In terms of Dyspraxia we have reflected upon educational psychologist tests; how reading and writing can be impacted; the positives of Dyspraxia; and the larger community.

Some further areas to cover are as follows:

›          The impact on education, work and social life

›          A letter written to my Dyspraxia

›          Anxiety and Depression

›          Planning, memory and organisation

›          Dyspraxia in the media

Please do share your own suggestions in the comments below or on the Facebook page. Your continued support means a great deal to me so thank you.

Keeping on the subject of Dyspraxia, the Dyspraxia Foundation have launched an urgent campaign to raise funds to ensure their services can continue until they are able to secure long term sustainable funding. They are an amazing charity offering support to thousands of people diagnosed with the specific learning condition and their loved ones. For further details about their campaign please explore their website and their fundraising page at http://campaign.justgiving.com/charity/dyspraxia/appeal.

For now, thank you very much for being there for me. I hope you have a good summer.

Copyright © 2016- Jake Borrett. All rights reserved.