Caroline Friend

Mama Llama to 3 gorgeous girls; partner of the long-suffering Kev; Mental Health In-Reach to Schools Specialist Practitioner; diva extraordinaire in spare time

[Jim Moir @JamesMoir10]

At last the greatest dream is now a reality. Happy New Year.

[ThePOTSPostman @ThePOTSPostman]

Chronic illness isn’t just one moment.
It’s thousands of little ones that no one sees.

It’s canceled plans.
It’s missed milestones.
It’s memories you won’t make.
Its calls you don’t return.
It’s goals you let go of.

It the slow, quiet loss of the person you used to be.

[Princess, The Tower @APainPrincess]

“When you see me out with my friends, what you don’t see is that it will take me three days to recover… When you see me looking energetic and getting things done, what you don’t see is that this is the first good day I’ve had in weeks.” https://t.co/XjUibIF4fg #InvisibleIllness

[Princess, The Tower @APainPrincess]

“It’s a marathon. It is the only thing I can do that day… I get halfway done and the pain hits. I start sweating, get tunnel vision, want to pass out… then deal with payback #pain for the next few days.” Grocery Shopping When You Have A #ChronicIllness https://t.co/RLznLn3mEY

[Vic 🌮 @VicVijayakumar]

One of the funniest things I’ve seen

[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet @aufwiedpet]

As Timothy Spall celebrates his birthday today, it’s hard to argue this isn’t his finest few minutes…. 🕺

[Lyn chronic pain @pain_lyn]

I'm trying...

[Orkney Fibromyalgia Sufferer ♿ @OSufferer]

#Fibromyalgia

[Yomi @Yummy_yvy]

This is hilarious and totally accurate 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Ros @ros_tinkler]

💜 #Fibromyalgia #MECFS #Spoonies #ChronicPain #MentalHealth #Disability #InvisibleIllness 💜

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

this kills me

[ChronicIllnessHumor @HumorChronic]

I wish my chronic health was good enough to do the things that are good for my chronic health

[Caroline Friend @CarolineFriend1]

@HumorChronic This sounds like my PIP application phone call...

[Parody Chandler Bing @ChandlerBing_12]

The worlds greatest neurosurgeon and Dr Derek Shepherd.

[Caroline Friend @CarolineFriend1]

This may be a literal visualisation of my bedroom...

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

This is what in Japanese is known as ‘tsundoku’: buying book after book to add to a pile you will never get to.

[Sarah Ockwell-Smith @TheBabyExpert]

Attendance Matters!

But so do children…

Perhaps you've seen a similar poster?

Well, I propose a few changes; if we're going to award attendance I think we should at least be honest about what we're awarding.

#attendancematters #edutwitter #childism #SEND

[Ros @ros_tinkler]

💜 #Fibromyalgia #MECFS #Spoonies #ChronicPain #MentalHealth #Disability #InvisibleIllness 💜

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘kuchisabishii’, from Japanese: boredom eating, or the making of frequent visits to the fridge in the hope of finding something new to munch on.

Its literal translation is ‘lonely mouth’.