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What Patchwork Hub Means to Me

Jennifer Moulds shares her personal story of living with a chronic health condition and how Patchwork Hub has support her journey to finding work.The past few years have been particularly difficult, but Patchwork Hub has filled me with hope.In November 2016, I was in my second year at university and in bed with a nasty sore throat and high temperature. If someone had told me that it would take me several years to recover from this virus, I would not have believed them. After a couple of weeks of feeling exhausted and strange, my friends persuaded me to see a GP. I was told that my dizziness, queasiness, and panic attacks were symptoms of post-viral postural tachycardia syndrome (where the autonomic nervous system stops working properly) and that I would be well again by Christmas. Instead, my health dramatically deteriorated. This climaxed in February 2017 when I was forced to suspend my studies and go home to be nursed by my mum. Nearly four years on, I am still recovering. I have com...

Patchwork Hub announced No.1 Disability Startup 2021

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Patchworktogether Spotlight: Larissa's story

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Working as a Carer: Erica’s Story

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What is flexible working?

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