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A witty and honest account about Lorraine Ansell’s journey with chronic pain due to Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. This genetic life long condition cannot be cured, only managed. Lorraine talks about her life in constant pain and how that has created her personality and even clothes choices. Lorraine’s life is a continual compromise of activities and choices. This book explores her journey as well as the issues with tissues which she now realises were actually a thing and how much pain she has been in. Listen to how she comes to face up to pain and learns to accept and work with pain.

Firm of Step is a collection of words that have come together after four seasons of experience. Each short poem features unpolished stones that can only shine once you have listened to them. Formed from daily life, Lorraine Ansell, has shaped characters into form and re-arranged them into stories. Short and perfectly formed into the paragraphs and verses you hear. These 22 especially selected poems and musings have been curated from many words and are now showcased for your enjoyment.