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Joel Nelson

An ocean that doesn't exist

My muscles begin to swim in an ocean that doesn’t exist. As tears lubricate my eyeballs, the pressure starts to lift. I listen to the…

2 min readSep 28, 2022

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An ocean that doesn't exist

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Joel Nelson

A father’s note to a baby he once held

I already miss our time together, Even though we’ve never been apart. As the years pass by so quickly, I discover Time flows in one…

2 min readAug 8, 2022

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Joel holding his sleeping newborn son and looking down at him. In black and white.

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Joel Nelson

I used to think I was a good writer - until I came to Medium

Don't let numbers or your ability to network make you lose sight of your value as a writer or why it is that you write!

5 min readAug 3, 2022

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I used to think I was a good writer - until I came to Medium

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Joel Nelson

Shielding 2020 — An upsetting experience that we must not forget

Shielding 2020 — An upsetting experience that we must not forget

11 min readAug 1, 2022

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Woman in Green and White Stripe Shirt Covering Her Face With White Mask

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Joel Nelson

The Shadow

I spent around fifteen years of my life playing in bands. From amateur high school outfits to touring the country, recording full-length…

3 min readJul 24, 2022

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Black eyed person looking at camera in darkness

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Joel Nelson

The arthritis tease

A poem about living with the flare and remission cycle, the unpredictability of tomorrow and trying to pace with chronic pain.

2 min readJul 21, 2022

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Macbook, camera and clothes on an empty, unmade bed

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Joel Nelson

Can I keep this view?

A poem written off the back of the Covid-19 pandemic as laws and restrictions in the UK were scrapped. From the eyes of a person who was…

2 min readJul 19, 2022

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Can I keep this view?

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Joel Nelson

I tried to be free

I tried to run. I tried to be free, And get back to someone that was like the old me.

1 min readJul 12, 2022

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I tried to be free

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Joel Nelson

From educated in discomfort to educating the world

Why today’s children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis are tomorrow’s game-changers.

3 min readJul 9, 2022

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From educated in discomfort to educating the world

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Joel Nelson

A constant reminder of need

Originally written as a blog post for Arthr in 2020, I share what I have learnt about my life with arthritis, the unhealthy relationship I…

6 min readJun 15, 2022

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A constant reminder of need

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Joel Nelson

Joel Nelson

Joel is an Award-Winning Arthritis & Psoriasis Patient Advocate, Freelance Writer and Poet. Writing candidly about life to raise awareness.

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