Taking care of your own body is the ultimate act of love

I listen to my doctors, but for someone more vulnerable, medical misinformation can be lethal

There’s no need for grand new year resolutions: change can be quiet, personal and profound

Next government needs to urgently implement a rights-based model of disability

A man, oblivious to the world, and so at war with the living, screamed and heckled a couple and their daughter

The only value of having power is to empower other people in turn. Experience of illness and the health system yields simple insights into how care can be improved

Spruce up your broomsticks and oil your frogs, it’s about to get spooky and slimy again, as Practical Magic Two is on the horizon

The sea air masks a weight that would otherwise be crushing: no kidney transplant or living donor has worked out for me yet

How can we move towards an idea of community rather than competition for care?

In those transitory spaces in the hospital, where you think you can breathe a sigh of relief, don’t

Don’t let healthcare surroundings determine how you feel. Make the space your own with a few home comforts and items of self-care

What’s gone, what’s next, within is now all we can live for

Orla Tinsley: As I fought for life, the joy and magic of seeing Mariah Carey live, suspended in time, was something that could live forever

I bought a commode that the HSE should have provided. I paid for the hand railing the HSE should have provided

There must be accountability, and removal and retraining of staff who create danger for patients in their care