Category: health

Embodying Love and Hope – The Chaplain’s Calling

On By Jeremy PembertonIn chaplaincy, church, courage, health, hope, love, respect, stability5 Comments

Today is the last day of eight and a half years working as an NHS chaplain. I began what you might call my career at the age of twenty-five when I was ordained deacon in the Church of England's Durham diocese, and, with short breaks for study or illness, I have been doing a variety of …

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Managing Pain

On By Jeremy PembertonIn health, NHS, pain, respect, stabilityLeave a comment

This is not about the usual subject. It is about real pain. I have had trouble with my spine since I was a teenager. Since the age of twenty or so, I have self-managed, with GP support, what I suppose is best described as moderate to severe chronic lower back pain. This was joined by neck pain, …

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