Author Archives: sunshinescot

About sunshinescot

I'm a Scot living in Wisconsin doing a low residence doctorate in creative writing at the University of Glasgow. The long snowy winters should give me ample opportunity to write.

Hello 2019

Posted on January 2, 2019

Part one I’m not the resolution sort and yet January seems to have brought with it a desire to drink more water and less wine; to get down to the part of my DFA (Doctor of Fine Arts) project that … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Day

Posted on October 2, 2014

When I was first diagnosed, I found that writing poetry (in the loosest sense of the word) was a useful way to process some of the strange stuff that happens when you have a disease munching on your brain and spine. … Continue reading →

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A Letter A Day… Y

Posted on October 2, 2014

This is day 32 of ‘A Letter A Day’. The last day. It therefore seems fitting that I end on the first letter I received (although, when I chose to post the letters alphabetically I hadn’t joined those dots, so it’s merely … Continue reading →

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A Letter A Day… Travis

Posted on October 1, 2014

Today’s letter is from Travis who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 33. Please read his powerful diagnosis story by clicking on the link below. Travis’s letter

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A Letter A Day… Sue

Posted on September 30, 2014

Since her diagnosis with MS sixteen years ago, Sue has become actively involved with the MS Society’s Research Network, working with the media and representing patients’ views on progress in MS research. Please click on the link below to read her powerful diagnosis story. Sue’s … Continue reading →

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A Letter A Day… Steve

Posted on September 29, 2014

With only three days left of ‘A Letter A Day’, it’s my privilege to post Steve’s letter. He was diagnosed with MS nine years after his wife, Caroline, had received the same diagnosis. Please click on the link below to read his diagnosis … Continue reading →

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A Letter A Day… Sandy

Posted on September 28, 2014

It’s the end of week four and today I’m posting a letter from Sandy. In it, he writes, ‘I was 32 and thought my world was over. It wasn’t; it was simply a new beginning.’ Please click on the link … Continue reading →

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