PinnedRob O’BrieninHuman Parts‘Adopters’: how the Dutch rallied to honour their liberators after WWIIThousands of American soldiers died liberating the Netherlands from Nazi Germany. After the war, the Dutch started adopting their graves…Sep 1321Sep 1321
PinnedRob O’BrieninHuman PartsWhatever Happens, Grief Will Have Her WayShaken by her sudden death I took a camera into mum’s house to tell her story, my way. But grief had other plans.Mar 2114Mar 2114
PinnedRob O’BrieninHuman PartsMy Accidental Britpop MumAfter mum’s sudden death I fell into a hermetically sealed ’90s music bubble. And now it’s time to leave.Nov 10, 202210Nov 10, 202210
Rob O’BrienVale! Jack the BackDr.John O’Brien, or dad, was the world’s first full-time spinal surgeon. He left Sydney on the P&O Himalaya in 1963 and never returned…May 13May 13
Rob O’BrieninLong COVID ConnectionDon’t forget about the ME/CFS, Long Covid carers. We need help.Acceptance is a big part of the role for new carers. But no one told me I’d be trapped in a time loop explaining this disease to a society…Jul 6, 20239Jul 6, 20239
Rob O’BrieninLong COVID ConnectionME/CFS: ‘You explain to people what it is, or you fight people about what it isn’t’As advocates your job is to keep on talking, keep on posting and hope that one day things will change.Dec 7, 20221Dec 7, 20221
Rob O’BrienThe last migrant workerMigrant worker abuse is global, horrific and systemic. But we still only view their lives as numbers or props in a 2-minute brand video.Nov 17, 20221Nov 17, 20221
Rob O’BrienMarjolein vs. The MangroveIn a three-year battle with the Dutch government’s UWV for ongoing disability support, it’s clear we’re not supposed to win.Sep 6, 20226Sep 6, 20226
Rob O’BrieninLong COVID ConnectionME/CFS: When I sold my wife’s bike I said ‘goodbye’ to a healthy life, for nowIt’s a win for the disease. But to the former skiers, climbers, campers and weightlifters: I salute you all.May 6, 20223May 6, 20223
Rob O’BrienSeve Ballesteros: fighting back pain, he was king of the dartboardAhead of The Open in 1996 the Spanish golf icon made a low-key visit to a spinal specialist in London. And he had one additional request.Jul 15, 20212Jul 15, 20212