Tag health

Being on ‘the sick’ is making me sick

Every day that I’m on “the sick” is  extremely stressful. It’s very rare that I don’t need to call up some government department related to the job centre and correct them. This involves playing phone tag with uncaring, bored people in phone centres. I just got off the phone with Atos, the private healthcare company [...]

Health Update 2

‘You have to get well. Being ill is like being attacked, you see? Your body is like a great fortress that has been besieged by invaders. You’ve repelled them, you’ve seen them off, but you have to be good, and marshal your forces and rebuild the walls, refurbish your catapults, clean your cannons, restock your [...]