One of the things I love most about working at Momentum in Leitrim Village is being involved in projects that genuinely aim to improve people’s lives. Recently, I’ve been lucky to work on an inspiring European collaboration called ENDOs, funded by the Erasmus+ education and training programme, and it’s one that feels especially close to... Continue Reading →
I’m a cover girl!
Well what an exciting day, I can actually say I'm a cover girl on a magazine. Now I know some people get on the front cover of Vogue or Cosmopolitan but I'm on the cover of the Migraine Ireland magazine! I'm delighted and I love the photo - Lucy took this of me and it... Continue Reading →
Versatis Patches – the talk continues
Following on from my posts last week about the withdrawal of Versatis Patches by the HSE I have a couple of updates. Firstly thank you to Joe Duffy for continuing the conversation and giving us a platform to speak. You can hear more about Jono's story on this podcast at around 37 minutes in. Secondly... Continue Reading →
Talking to Joe
Yesterday I was on RTE Radio 1 talking to Joe Duffy on Liveline about the Versatis patches. I wanted to tell Jono's story and how he is suffering due to these patches being removed as a treatment for chronic pain by the HSE. I didn't get very long to talk as there are so many... Continue Reading →
Today Is Better
A few weeks ago after our lovely visit to Ange's Cottage we stopped off at Dereen Wood. Lucy took this photo of me and I saw a post on The Migraine Association of Ireland website for a competition for those with chronic pain. So I entered the pic just for the hell of it and... Continue Reading →
Spines and Spasms
It's been a couple of very hectic days and my stress levels aren't the better for it but I'll get through it. There was a EuroSpine public conference in Dublin yesterday and I went along to see if I could find out anything that would help Jono. For those of you who don't know Jono... Continue Reading →