LorKnits

08/09/2026

06/09/2026

Copied from another LC sufferer.

I share this both because it’s VERY CATHARTIC!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 and to give you a clearer understanding of what goes on behind the curtain! 

WITH this crazy s**t show they call CHRONIC ILLNESSES COMES ISOLATION. ❤️‍🩹

And THIS is the part nobody prepares you for.😳😳😳

You can have people who love you fiercely and still feel completely alone. Trust me…. My “crack” are people! Connecting people/ helping people!! I think God WIRED me to thrive on helping others!!!🧡🧡🧡

Because unless you’ve lived inside a body that suddenly makes all the decisions for you, it’s almost impossible to understand.

Trust me—I WANT TO GO.
I WANT TO TRAVEL.
I WANT TO SAY YES.
I WANT TO stay out too late, laugh 😂 too hard and wake up tired because I had TOO MUCH FUN—not because my body is fighting a war nobody can see.

I want my freaking LIFE back. WTF 🤬🤬🤬🤬

But THIS FREAKING STUFF doesn’t give a damn what’s on my calendar.📆

And here’s the kicker…

You see me dressed up, hair done, lipstick 💄 on, laughing 🤣 somewhere and think:

“OMG! She looks great! She must be better!”

NOPE. You’re seeing a moment.

You didn’t see what it took to get there.

And you definitely don’t see what happens afterward.

A good hour isn’t a good day.
A good day isn’t recovery.
And lipstick 💄 sure as hell isn’t a medical diagnosis. 💄

There are days I watch the 🌎 world keep spinning while mine feels like it’s standing completely still.

People travel. Celebrate. Work. Make plans. LIVE.🙌🙌🙌that’s Epic! It makes my heart happy!!

And I’m thinking, God, I would give anything to just jump back into my own life.

Then comes the guilt.

Am I disappointing everyone?

Are people sick of hearing that I’m sick?

Will they eventually stop inviting me because I’ve said “I can’t” one too many times? Trust me… it happens 🥵

So sometimes I disappear.

But please don’t confuse my absence with not wanting to be there.

I WANT TO BE THERE.

Sometimes my body simply won’t let me.🤬🤬🤬🤬

And explaining that over and over is its own kind of exhaustion.

ALL OF WHAT HAS MADE ME LIKE THIS makes ME grieve someone who is still standing right there in the mirror. MYSELF😢😢😢

The gal who could GO.💃💃💃💃💃

The girl who didn’t have to negotiate with her body every damn day.

I personally miss her.

But she’s still in here. 🔥

So keep inviting me.

Keep checking on me.🙏🏻🙏🏻

Keep loving me when I’m quiet.

And for the love of God, please don’t tell me to “just push through.” If pushing through cured chronic illness, I would have kicked its ass a LONG time ago.😳😳😳

I don’t need you to fix me.

Sometimes I just need:

“I believe you. I love you. I’m still here.”

THAT I can hold onto. ❤️‍🩹🧡🧡🧡🧡🙌🙌🙌🙌🔥

Most importantly- I write this for the 400 MILLION people worldwide who woke up one day and their life changed!! Zero pity, just clear understanding!!! I’m a FIXER by nature… but so far I can’t FIX this!!! 😰😰😰😰
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30/08/2026

Another order completed
LorKnits
Made in tayside can be posted anywhere

22/08/2026

Hand knitted handmade bespoke knits
LorKnits

22/08/2026

Here is one of my latest knits
Can be in colour of choice and sizes start from newborn to 2 years
Made in sunny Tayside and can be posted anywhere 😊

21/08/2026

I have had a few people contact me to place an order and once given the cost of their knitted bespoke knit say that it is too expensive
I have added the below just to highlight how much items cost to make
Any questions please let me know. 😊

The fact many people do not value to wider cost of handknitted items.

Between fast-fashion expectations and the "hobby" mindset, not forgetting the "disposable fashion" trends nowadays, it's easy to overlook what actually goes into making a piece from scratch. It’s not just the yarn.

There are plenty of hidden costs people rarely factor in:

• Supplies & Notions: Quality yarn, buttons, and careful packaging.

• Overhead: Purchased patterns, specialized tools, and needles.

• Time: Dozens of hours of focused, manual labour for a single garment.

• The "Hobby" Trap: Because knitting is a passion, folk sometimes assume the work should be free!

I am also convinced people still have the mindset handcrafts like knitting are still categorized as domestic unpaid labour or a wee thing we do in the evening to pass time! There is a cultural misconception that because you enjoy doing it, the labour cost is zero!

15/08/2026

Just completed 2 bunny design sets for a returning customer
Handknitted in Tayside
Happy to post anywhere 😊
LorKnits

15/08/2026

Saying for today 😂
LorKnits

11/08/2026

LONG COVID …….
There is an anger that can come with Long COVID that we don’t talk about enough.

The anger of losing pieces of your life. The anger of constantly rationing your energy. The anger of explaining your limitations over and over, only to have people continue expecting the same things from you as if you never said a word.

And underneath so much of that anger is grief.

Grief for the life that was interrupted. Grief for the opportunities that slipped away. Grief for the person you remember being before COVID.

Sometimes anger is what happens when you’ve spent years trying to explain something the world still doesn’t understand.

I am 4.5 years in and still struggle as many of us do………..

22/07/2026

Just finished
age
6-12 months + 4 years