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15. My Son’s Tummy
View recipe: 15. My Son’s TummyQ. My youngest son was born premature on the 29th Nov last year and at 6wks the hospital gave him his vaccinations (one being a live oral to prevent gastro). Anyways, the morning after his shots he woke up with a thing called necrotizing enterocolitis or N.E.C for short and had to have parts of…
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14. Grief and Acceptance
View recipe: 14. Grief and AcceptanceQ. I find that grief plays a big part in life. It’s almost a continual process as things come a go. Nothing is permanent they say. It’s seems we could all learn more about acceptance. Mark, can you tell me how you manage the process of acceptance? Do you have any particular belief systems that…
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13. Crippled By Pain
View recipe: 13. Crippled By PainQ. As a chronic back pain warrior of 12 years (since car crash & major surgery) I’ve exhausted all avenues with my health provider (NHS). I’m currently on a lot of meds with shitty side effects. My question: Should I just accept I’ll be in pain for life or keep searching for freedom ‘outside the…
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12. Growing Apart From Friends
View recipe: 12. Growing Apart From FriendsQ. I’ve found myself growing apart from a few friends lately. These are friends I’ve had since high school and uni (in my early-forties now). I keep checking in with them because it’s hard to let go. But recently, it’s become clear that the effort is all one-sided. Do I just stop reaching out and…
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11. Dating Multiple People
View recipe: 11. Dating Multiple PeopleQ: I’m in love with two men who both return my love. Why cannot society recognise that it’s possible to love more than one person, and make adjustments for that kind of love? A: As the LBGTQ movement has highlighted over many decades now, love is love. Actually, a few years back there was a…
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An advice column written by a complex quadriplegic. After a twenty year period of struggling with extreme disability, after losing everything and fighting to reaffirm his life, Mark now has a very unique take on the world. So, with this column, the hope is that he can apply this unique perspective to whatever queries you have about your life. Also, while his niche is adversity, seriously ask anything here. The more bizarre the better.
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Waddup! So, after twenty years of chronic disability a lot of people have helped me on my path. From doctors to friends, from counsellors to support staff, everyone has been so kind. And, honestly, it’s not like I feel indebted, I mean much of the help I’ve received, there hasn’t been much choice in it. Still, I’ve always wanted to give back to the world in some way. Pay it forward as they say. And as such, here we find ourselves.. Read full bio.
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