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Welcome To This Rambling Little Blog…

on February 16, 2018February 11, 2022Leave a Comment on Welcome To This Rambling Little Blog…

Before you join me in my thoughts on this beautifully maddening weirdness we call the journey of life, let me tell you about this rambling little blog and introduce myself … It’s all summed up in this one little “About” post, before you move on to the ever growing content below.

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Seeing Out 2021 In A Whole New Style

on January 1, 2022January 24, 2022Leave a Comment on Seeing Out 2021 In A Whole New Style

Now there’s a way to see out the year that was… With a string of exciting new firsts, during what will be the final week of a very difficult year for many β€” the year that was 2021. A string …

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The Excitement & Anticipation of DNA Tests

on December 20, 2021December 20, 2021Leave a Comment on The Excitement & Anticipation of DNA Tests

Well, this IS exciting … DNA Tests! Did you ever know that such a thing could be so unbelievably addictive? No!? … Neither did I, but here we are with me starring down the barrel of a full blown addiction …

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Social Anxiety From A “Different’s” Perspective

on November 18, 2021January 25, 2022Leave a Comment on Social Anxiety From A “Different’s” Perspective

Anxiety is a word that gets used alot these days. The context often varied, from a word to describe a feeling through to a diagnosed mental illness. This is my take on social anxiety, as a person who sees it from a different perspective through the experience of a lifetime.

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An Open Letter Requesting Ministerial Assistance

on August 31, 2021March 7, 2022Leave a Comment on An Open Letter Requesting Ministerial Assistance

Far from my usual content on this website, this post is a copy of a letter I recently sent to The South Australian Minister for Health & Wellbeing. β€”A letter requesting assistance in accessing adequate medical care, as well as …

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Best Mum of All

on May 9, 2020November 30, 2021Leave a Comment on Best Mum of All

Mother’s Day is one of those hallmark occasions no one can avoid entirely. Whether it is a day you relish, or a day you loathe, there is no getting away from it. β€”So here is a little poem I wrote many years ago, along with my thoughts on Mother’s Day and the fact that every day is a day to enjoy the little things in this poem.Β  Β 

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His Mistress and I

on April 18, 2020December 24, 2021Leave a Comment on His Mistress and I

Short Story – Summer dawning, I have no option but to allow him to embrace his love for her one more time … Her spirit wild and free, a spirit to match a will that could never be tamed.

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Acceptance of Reality? It’s Positively Moving Forward!

on October 12, 2019September 6, 2021Leave a Comment on Acceptance of Reality? It’s Positively Moving Forward!

Acceptance of reality, “What Really Is!”, isn’t giving up or giving in … It’s a positive step forward through accepting the reality of circumstance, moving forward with a balanced perspective and hopefully surpassing all expectations.

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Embracing Me

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Poem – Embracing Me

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Masks

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Poem – Masks

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Gym Days

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Poem – Gym Days

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I never could stay with any one thought, topic or interest without digressing. β€”At least just a tad!

But exploring the beautifully maddening weirdness we call the journey of life, while navigating life’s little detours that inevitably challenge us all…

Now that I can do!

So, here’s to embracing all those curiously weird, often amusing and beautifully simple things in this life that seemingly pass each one of us by…

While at the same time accepting the detours along the way that force each one of us to seek answers, learn and grow β€” whether each of those those detours is our own personal heaven, hell or at a cross roads somewhere between the two.

Why not join me for a while. πŸ‘£πŸ’œβ˜•

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Rebecca Rawson

Rebecca Rawson
YouTube Video UCnQ-MVznDA8vH53U0yyCSuA_PiKBZwZCRVI For those who have been following my medical journey, this video contains an update on where I am at as far as the decline of my health continues ... But it is also an opportunity I am taking to air my dismay and frustration over the lack of advocacy available from ANYWHERE for patients like me.

Given the length of this video I have broken it down into the following timed sections...

00:00  -  Introduction
02:25  -  FAILED Advocacy!
14:13  -  Medical Update
24:48  -  Mental Health, Accessing Services and Wrapping Up

The letter of both request and complaint that I sent to 13 (THIRTEEN) ministers, including the Premier's Office of South Australia and the Opposition Leader's Office is publicly available for anyone to read, on my website at... https://www.butidigresschronically.com/an-open-letter-requesting-ministerial-assistance/

Also available on my website is a blog post from 2018 that details the kind of progressive dysfunction I speak of in this video and have been living with the worst of since 2006, in patterns of mild remission followed by re-lapse and progression of dysfunction... https://www.butidigresschronically.com/the-downfall-of-strength/ 

As you all know, I don't generally get political on social media.

However, when it comes to the issue of The South Australian "Health Care" System and the Minister for Health, along with the Shadow Minister for Health I am having my say as the South Australian Election approaches!
For those who have been following my medical journey, this video contains an update on where I am at as far as the decline of my health continues ... But it is also an opportunity I am taking to air my dismay and frustration over the lack of advocacy available from ANYWHERE for patients like me.

Given the length of this video I have broken it down into the following timed sections...

00:00  -  Introduction
02:25  -  FAILED Advocacy!
14:13  -  Medical Update
24:48  -  Mental Health, Accessing Services and Wrapping Up

The letter of both request and complaint that I sent to 13 (THIRTEEN) ministers, including the Premier's Office of South Australia and the Opposition Leader's Office is publicly available for anyone to read, on my website at... https://www.butidigresschronically.com/an-open-letter-requesting-ministerial-assistance/

Also available on my website is a blog post from 2018 that details the kind of progressive dysfunction I speak of in this video and have been living with the worst of since 2006, in patterns of mild remission followed by re-lapse and progression of dysfunction... https://www.butidigresschronically.com/the-downfall-of-strength/ 

As you all know, I don't generally get political on social media.

However, when it comes to the issue of The South Australian "Health Care" System and the Minister for Health, along with the Shadow Minister for Health I am having my say as the South Australian Election approaches!
Medical Update ... I Officially Concede Defeat!
YouTube Video UCnQ-MVznDA8vH53U0yyCSuA_PiKBZwZCRVI
Re-Uploaded Video.

This video was originally uploaded on the 29th of September 2021, in response to an unsatisfactory reply from Stephen Wade -- (The South Australian Minister for Health) -- in relation to my request for assistance at a ministerial level.

The letter and information I sent to The Minister for Health, amongst others, can be viewed on my website publicly at ... https://www.butidigresschronically.com/an-open-letter-requesting-ministerial-assistance/

I chose to remove this video because I DO NOT want to be viewed as one of THOSE angry YouTubers ... However, all my social media is about being authentic, and you cannot get more authentic than in this video.

My main reason for choosing to re-upload this video now, is because my fight is far from over and appears to have a long way to go ... This is a video that needs to get a message across, and there is no better time to demand my voice be heard than a South Australian Election.
My Response to The Health Minister
YouTube Video UCnQ-MVznDA8vH53U0yyCSuA_03KYiiSNQJw
Re-Uploaded Video.

This video was first posted on the 31st of August 2021, however I removed it due to being far from comfortable with the content of this video being public in the way that it was.

It appears however, that my medical circumstances and diminishing quality of life will not be taken seriously until I make enough enough noise make the right people stand up and take note ... Therefore I have found the need to upload this video once again, along with re-publishing a letter to multiple ministers within the South Australian government to seek assistance in accessing adequate medical care.

My letter can be viewed publicly at ... https://www.butidigresschronically.com/an-open-letter-requesting-ministerial-assistance/
The Reality Is That I Am Not Okay!
YouTube Video UCnQ-MVznDA8vH53U0yyCSuA_Hj_aUWj4xZI
Re-Uploaded Video.

This video was initially posted on the 31st of August 2021 ... I had chosen to remove it due to it having served its purpose at the time, and the fact that I was never entirely comfortable with airing these private matters in such a public way.

The letter I speak of in this video can be viewed on my website by anyone publicly at ... https://www.butidigresschronically.com/an-open-letter-requesting-ministerial-assistance/

I have chosen to re-upload this video and re-publish the letter on my website as it has become apparent that I will continue to be ignored and dismissed until I make crystal clear that I am not going to simply fade into the background and accept the realities of the failing "Health Care" system in South Australia.
Request For Ministerial Assistance
YouTube Video UCnQ-MVznDA8vH53U0yyCSuA_3rpXhjGltJI
I just love it when I purchase a lipstick without a tester in sight to sample first β€” that is when it is as perfectly stunning as this Mabelline 325 Dusk Rose! πŸ’‹

What is even better though, is it's inspirational influence to have some fun! πŸ˜‰πŸ“ΈπŸ˜

You know, earlier this year I landed myself a banging good bargain with a beautifully fun little number by Leona Edmiston ... And while I loved this dress, I NEVER imagined I would ever have the confidence to wear it outside my home.

Well, on the final day of 2021 I found the confidence to wear this much loved little number with a confidence that my jeans loving, wallflower contented self found oddly amusing in an amazingly fabulous kinda way. 😁

So why not have some fun with this fabulous little number, which is way too good to hide away in any woman's wardrobe. πŸ’œπŸ’šπŸ§‘

But you know, I do have to thank Hubby for his contribution as the photographer for this little amateurish tongue in cheek photo shoot. πŸ’˜

Music: The Beautiful Machine
Musician: Jason Shaw
URL: https://audionautix.com
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Fun in An Op Shop Dress
YouTube Video UCnQ-MVznDA8vH53U0yyCSuA_yAoKNlRbeC0
Well, this IS exciting ... DNA Tests!

Did you ever know that such a thing could be so unbelievably addictive?

No!? ... Neither did I, but here we are.

On the 2nd of December 2021 I filmed this video to explain the process of taking these tests, as well as share my excitement with anyone else who knows the form of addicting I am speaking of.

Oh, and btw ... I have no affiliation in any way to either of the companies I have chosen to use for these tests. 

For a full written list of the aspects included in both of these test kits I have published a post over on my website at "But I Digress... Chronically!". β€”Which also includes links to the official websites to the companies I have chosen to use this time.

You can find that post "The Excitement & Anticipation of DNA Tests" at  https://www.butidigresschronically.com/the-excitement-and-anticipation-of-dna-tests/
The Excitement of DNA Test Kits - (Ancestry and Living DNA)
YouTube Video UCnQ-MVznDA8vH53U0yyCSuA_notKGkxMfaI
Laugh with me a little! ... There's often fun to be had if you look hard enough.

And the 2nd of December 2021 when I filmed a video to explain the process of taking DNA tests was no exception!

For a full written list of the aspects included in both of these test kits I have published a post over on my website at "But I Digress... Chronically!". β€”Which also includes links to the official websites to the companies I have chosen to use this time.

You can find that post "The Excitement & Anticipation of DNA Tests" at  https://www.butidigresschronically.com/the-excitement-and-anticipation-of-dna-tests/
DNA Tests - The Fun Stuff!
YouTube Video UCnQ-MVznDA8vH53U0yyCSuA_aV2znQZygtA
Having talked about my excitement and going through the process of carrying out a DNA test for the purposes of ancestral research, in my previous video recorded on the 2nd of December 2021 ... I realised I had not really touched on the aspects of these tests that goes beyond ancestry.

In this video, that was recorded on the 3rd of December 2021, I go into a little more detail about the "Traits" component of the Ancestry DNA Test and the "Wellness" component of the Living DNA Test.

For a full written list of the aspects included in both of these test kits I have published a post over on my website at "But I Digress... Chronically!". β€”Which also includes links to the official websites to the companies I have chosen to use this time.

You can find that post "The Excitement & Anticipation of DNA Tests" at  https://www.butidigresschronically.com/the-excitement-and-anticipation-of-dna-tests/
A Little About DNA Testing & Traits
YouTube Video UCnQ-MVznDA8vH53U0yyCSuA_xQ4vvk0-0Ms
This journey of life sure can be challenging, but grabbing hold of the good in amongst the messy, weird and maddening chaos of life makes every moment of this journey so worth while ... Especially when it means having a good ol laugh.

Even better when it's at the expense of some old sheila who thinks she's up to taking on YouTube. 😁

From the positives of unintended weight loss through illness to pondering the dreams of wanting to complete a baking apprenticeship by the time I turn 55 ... This video is about finding the sunshine in the darkest of storms.
The Brighter Side of Life!
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