Still Sick

Date 6 February 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s already been 3 weeks and what started as a sore throat and cough is still a sore throat and a cough, struggling to get physically better. Having Covid in December has added to my complications of recovery and is the reason I am still ...
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Sick, sick, sick

Date 2 February 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
I mentioned in an earlier blog that I had Covid days before my twin passed on the 10th December, so I was unable to say goodbye to her. It's the beginning of February and I am still sick. Not having recovered fully from ...
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Unsettling times

Date 20 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
My writing gives me a reason to motivate after losing my twin. There is a lot on the wide-world web that confirms losing a twin isn’t like losing a sibling, it runs deeper. It very much feels like that. Feeling my twin's absence I am feeling ...
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Developmental Trauma

Date 17 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
It isn't possible to grow up with a disability you don't know you have, and not live with trauma. I continue to talk about my experiences with developmental trauma through my writing, because trauma isn't something you ...
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Learn to be a Support

Date 14 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
When I tell others I have autism they usually say ‘sorry,' but you don't have to be sorry, it's what I get to deal with, you don't have to apologise. We all deal with something.I am okay with it, it has opened more doors than it has closed ...
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Facing Life Without My Twin

Date 9 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
A few days into 2023, and I’m struggling to comprehend what has happened and where my personal life has taken me. I could never have envisaged a life without my twin. I’m not sure how she views her life in spirit, but the split ...
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Common Misconceptions on Spirituality

Date 6 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Before I understood and began to practice spirituality, like others I was somewhat confused on what spirituality was, but like all beliefs it's a lifestyle choice that can bring about peace if you continue to incorporate it ...
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Shine a light on Your Mental Health

Date 2 January 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Firstly, if you're reading my blog, thank you for reading. I don’t insist my readers follow my advice, or do as I do, but if something I write can make your life better then why wouldn’t you at least try? We've also started 2023 ...
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A Life Changed

Date 30 December 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Life changes when you lose a loved one. How may you feel? A little lost, well a lot lost, but it helps to know if you know where they are. If you believe things happen for a reason, it is important to understand the reason; to understand ...
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More questions about Covid-19

Date 26 December 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Three weeks ago I didn't find Covid, it found me. I tested positive for Covid, but I was feeling poorly days before I took the test and thought I had flu and which is why it took me longer to test. Please continue to test Please continue to test ...
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Happy Holidays

Date 24 December 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
The last few months have been tough… my twin had cancer, ending with the culmination of her passing on the 21st December. It’s been a very difficult year. I will be glad to see the back of 2022. Today, we will be heading to ...
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Without my twin

Date 23 December 2022
Author Ilana Estelle
Well, I go on to fight another day. After my twin’s funeral on the 21st December, yesterday was my first day as a twinless twin. Coming up to Christmas, it is even more difficult. A twinless twin, is an individual who had a twin but ...
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