Columnist Ruby Jones: Student Carers – The Invisible Help

I came to university in 2016. Despite my disability, I chose to begin by not having a carer whilst I was studying unless I discovered I really needed …

Columnist Ruby Jones: The problem with being disabled and inspirational

The term ‘inspiration’ is thrown around with reference to people to look up to or aspire to be like. This could be someone famous or it could even be …

Ruby Jones

At 15 years old Ruby started experiencing pains which doctors dismissed as ‘growing pains’. However by the end of her GCSEs she was she was virtually bed-bound. Eventually Ruby was diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome as well as Ehlers Danlos syndrome, which affects joints and connective tissue, and can mean chronic pain, fatigue, and frequent dislocations. Ruby’s blog, rubyj0nes.com, has been running for four years, taking people on her journey with her from holidays to hospitalisations and everything in-between.