Dusty Wentworth

  There is a particular kind of exhaustion that does not come from illness alone, but from being sent in a circle. Not treated. Not resolved. Simply redirected. It starts with a referral that promises progress and ends with a letter explaining why progress is not possible. Each appointment points elsewhere. Each service draws a boundary around its remit. Somewhere between departments, responsibility quietly disappears, and the patient is left holding the consequences. Being labelled “too complex” is not a diagnosis. It is an administrative decision. It is how care ends without anyone having to say so plainly. Living with PTSD, fibromyalgia, Functional Neurological Disorder, and acquired brain damage following a ruptured brain aneurysm is not an abstract challenge. These conditions do not exist neatly side by side. They compound each other. Pain intensifies neurological symptoms. Neurological symptoms drain energy and cognitive capacity. PTSD keeps the nervous system perman...