Phlegm Genius

  The Energy Game  I’m a few years into this life game, let's just say more than a couple of decades in, thankfully and my energy levels aren’t what they used to be. I’m what some people call a neck breather, or repository challenged, chronically breathing challenged, a trachsmith-  take your pick. When I was younger I never used to think I had a chronic illness. I always described myself as a disabled person and have been lifelong disabled, I think I have more than a few neurological and neurodiverse issues as well although, I have no official diagnosis of neurodiversity. I have ongoing mental health issues but I’ve never really seen my selfie as chronically ill or as some in the chronic illness community would define themselves as spoonies (see an explanation here https://www.thebraincharity.org.uk/whats-spoon-theory/ ). Young Phlegm Master used to not really get the idea but older me certainly does and my advice to any other chronics and/or disabled people who struggle...

  Phlegm Master blog - living with a life long respiratory illness “Making unease breathing look easy since…I took my last breath Welcome to Phlegm Master blog my name is Royston (a nickname) but my friends call me Royston and my family call me Royston (why do they do this). After swearing I’d never create a lifestyle blog, I swear again and started writing this, which I guess you could call a lifestyle blog.  I’m not trying to be an influencer or anything, I’m not that cool. I’m never cool, I’m just cold. At least I always seem to have one, I guess it comes with the territory and a streaming nose and a headache , sore throat, sometimes chest pain see NHS online.  Anyhow the aim of this blog is to talk about whatever comes into my mind as I really just need to write but those things will subjects around trying to live well with a long term respiratory illness, my hobbies but also they will be posts about popular culture as a I’m fan of movies, books, tv and music. I might...