“Hi, I’m Kai. My pronouns are they/them” I’ve been ruminating on this sentence as of late. The small-ish company I work for was recently acquired by a large multinational, so making personal introductions is now a daily occurrence. The sentence easily rolls off the tongue, followed up by a quick…

When I was 25, I had a hemorrhagic stroke. On the 16th November 2018, I was awoken in the early hours of the morning by a sudden agonising headache. I rolled out of bed and fumbled my way through the darkness towards the kitchen to retrieve a glass of water…