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Whatever Happens, Grief Will Have Her Way

Shaken by her sudden death I took a camera into mum’s house to tell her story, my way. But grief had other plans.

7 min readMar 21, 2024

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My Accidental Britpop Mum

After mum’s sudden death I fell into a hermetically sealed ’90s music bubble. And now it’s time to leave.

7 min readNov 10, 2022

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My Accidental Britpop Mum

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Long COVID Connection

Don’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…

6 min readJul 6, 2023

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Don’t forget about the ME/CFS, Long Covid carers. We need help.

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ME/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.

5 min readDec 7, 2022

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ME/CFS: ‘You explain to people what it is, or you fight people about what it isn’t’

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Rob O’Brien

The last migrant worker

Migrant worker abuse is global, horrific and systemic. But we still only view their lives as numbers or props in a 2-minute brand video.

7 min readNov 17, 2022

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The last migrant worker

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Marjolein vs. The Mangrove

In a three-year battle with the Dutch government’s UWV for ongoing disability support, it’s clear we’re not supposed to win.

9 min readSep 6, 2022

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Marjolein vs. The Mangrove

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Long COVID Connection

ME/CFS: When I sold my wife’s bike I said ‘goodbye’ to a healthy life, for now

It’s a win for the disease. But to the former skiers, climbers, campers and weightlifters: I salute you all.

3 min readMay 6, 2022

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ME/CFS: When I sold my wife’s bike I said ‘goodbye’ to a healthy life, for now

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Seve Ballesteros: fighting back pain, he was king of the dartboard

Ahead 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.

13 min readJul 15, 2021

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Seve Ballesteros: fighting back pain, he was king of the dartboard

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Leven met ME in de mallemolen van het Nederlandse “sociale” systeem

Dit systeem faalt niet, het is zorgvuldig ontworpen om je van je waardigheid te ontdoen.

10 min readJun 15, 2021

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Leven met ME in de mallemolen van het Nederlandse “sociale” systeem

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Life with ME on the Dutch benefits hamster wheel

This system is not failing. It is carefully designed to strip you of your dignity

10 min readJun 15, 2021

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Life with ME on the Dutch benefits hamster wheel

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Rob O’Brien

Rob O’Brien

Writer & documentary filmmaker based in Amsterdam. Stories published in NYT, Independent & Penthouse. I write about things that move me.

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