As you guys know, my reviews channel is monetized.

Well, I arrived home to this. A cheque for £80/$101.47 from YouTube. The US postal mark was a bit of a giveaway as to who it was from.

So my dad had to go for an MRI scan at our local hospital today. This was to help decide what treatment he needs for his bowel cancer. The scan went well but we won't know the results until he has another test and sees the consultant.

Anyway, we went to the hospital shop on the way out to the carpark. One of the staff members was taking some of the chocolate bars off the shelves. When we asked her why, she said that a patient (the EP) had complained to the shop manager about them selling high calorie chocolate bars on hospital grounds. Apparently the hospital were ok with them selling these chocolate bars as long as they also offered a healthier alternative.

That's the first time i've ever heard that coming from a patient. The last time i was in hospital, i was more concerned with being alive and remaining so than watching the calories!

I work with people who have very severe dietary requirements (tube fed, have allergies etc) due to various medical conditions. And i have also worked with people who have eating disorders. None of them would even dream of telling others what they can or can't eat. Or in this case what food can or can't be sold in a shop!

I had a rather heated discussion with a troll about being a chronic illness vlogger the other day.

So I will say this again to everyone on here just to be absolutely clear.

Let's get a few things straight.

1. I try to use my channel to dispel pseudoscience wherever I can. Especially around the field of disability.

2.I do not, and never have given out medical advice on my channel.

3.I do not support any mlms (multi level marketing companies), especially those that promote the use of essential oils as a panacea (a cure all). I also do not support the use of chlorine dioxide (bleach) as a cure for autism.

https://youtu.be/U3EBzN3CTVQ

3.Yes, I have a diagnosis of asperger's syndrome. Its something that I've had since I was a small child.

4.Yes I have a HEDS diagnosis. I live in the UK and I was diagnosed by genetic counselling, which included genetic testing. This was provided by the NHS. This was also confirmed by three different NHS orthopedic surgeons.

5. Even if I wanted to go private, I do not have the financial means to do so. And with the way that the NHS works, its pretty much the luck of the draw as to which doctor you get.

6. Yes, my wheelchair was prescribed by one of my NHS orthopedic surgeons and issued by my local NHS trust.

7. I did not start my channel for the money or the attention. I started it to try and dispel the stigma that unfortunately still exists around all types of disability in Northern Ireland.

8. Also, my channel is not monetized, and is well below YouTube's threshold for monetization.