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by Mik Scarlet
This weekend the Mail On Sunday ran an article on my choice to not undergo a series of operations and years of physiotherapy after my last spine operation returned the feeling and function to my legs. Since it was published I have done a couple of interviews on radio about
Read More about A Happy Cripple – Shock Horror!by Mik Scarlet
While I am out of the woods on the pain front at the minute, the drugs I took to cope with my last episode has left me thinking about addiction. You see I am currently going through withdrawal from high doses of Codeine, which is a medical grade drug and
Read More about Anatomy Of Addictionby Mik Scarlet
I have finally come out the other end of a period of chronic pain. Spending three weeks coping with a level of pain that meant sleep was impossible, driving would have been very inadvisable and even dressing became too difficult to consider has dramatic effects on both your physical and
Read More about Anatomy of Agonyby Mik Scarlet
Well I’m finally out of the pain woods. I am still having twinges in my right ankle but they are nothing to worry about. The last two weeks have been a bloody nightmare. It gave me an insight into torture and how it can break you. The combination of sever
Read More about Catch up rant no.1by Mik Scarlet
Hi there everyone. No big rant today. Just a very short note to say sorry for going quiet. I’ve been struck down an attack of nerve pain that has stopped me from doing anything. Been laying in bed going OUCH!!!!! for nearly a week. It’s finally stopped now, but I
Read More about Still Illby Mik Scarlet
This week all of TV land has marked two years to go before the launch of the Paralympics with massive coverage of the event. Most London news programs spent the week featuring stories on Paralympic sports and the start of the build up to the historic event, and Channel 4
Read More about The Paralympics, the Portrayal and another word beginning with P.