Being with my family and friends makes me happy and well. Being alone and shutting myself away makes me sad. There’s not really a normal day for me. Every day is different. I think my health would be better if I could become more mobile and lose a bit of weight. Sometimes I waste time […]
My happy days are when I feel good in my head. It depends how I wake. Some days I can get so angry, for good reasons. I was forced to come here from Africa when I was 17. I see things about trafficking on the TV and I get angry. It’s still happening to other […]
Spending time with my two grandchildren makes me so happy. The love I have for them overwhelms me. I do believe being a granny has changed me for the better. Suffering chronic pain holds me back to doing a lot of things and this saddens me as I can’t do things I would love to […]
Being happy and healthy goes together. When I am unhappy, it causes a lot of health issues for me. Sometimes, when I feel emotional, it’s like I can’t breathe. I came here from China more than 20 years ago. Scotland is my home now, but I’ve had a lot of problems to deal with, with […]
What is normal? A usual day for me can vary. On a good day I can get up, dressed, get out with a friend. On a bad day, I stay at home in my jammies, eat rubbish and see no one. Maybe my health would be better if… if I was normal? If I had […]
A normal day for me would having a nice coffee and reading something that matters to me. I feel happy when I can be myself, when I can do something that matters to me. I feel happy when I stand up for myself and when I can stop worrying about what other people think about […]
There is no normal day, but getting up and achieving one thing, no matter how small, pleases me. What I need is financial security, a warm roof over my head and food to eat. The simple pleasures: sunlight through the trees, the moon on a misty evening, a snuggle from the dog. My health would […]
