FND Awareness Day

It was five years ago I became bedridden with unexplained symptoms. The year before, I was travelling around the world solo, running a business and working out at the gym. I didn’t think I would get sick, people with chronic illnesses rarely do. But it was one of the worst years of my life. A sense of confusion, not belonging, bitterness towards the world and hoping for it to all go away.

I am #FNDAware

I was diagnosed with FND Functional Neurological Disorder. A neurological condition, one that is still underfunded and misunderstood. A common way of describing FND is that the brain sends the wrong signals to the nervous system. Although the government has announced investing in FND, there is still a long way to go.

Remember your feelings are valid and you are allowed to mourn. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of ableism and people who have never heard of the illness who get to decide on treatment, or lack of.

One day at a time.