The zombie keeps the score
Reading The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk, I realised I might finally have found a way of explaining what The Splits is about.
Read MoreSick notes
My ear was recently grabbed by a radio show on how diseases get their names…
Read MoreDigital edition of original 1990s Splits leaflet
A higher quality version from a friend's digital archive. A big improvement on the one I found down the back of the couch and scanned in. Please share.
Read MoreOriginal 1990s Splits leaflet
In the 1990s there was a major public health campaign about Scott-Lapidot Disease - AKA 'the Splits' - which aimed to clear up a number of persistent myths about the illness. I found an original leaflet from that campaign tucked down the back of my aunt's sofa. I've scanned it so I can post it up for anyone who's interested. Well worth a look, I think. It's pretty accurate about the symptoms even if it's got the root causes of Scott-Lapidot Disease (SLD) totally wrong.
Front of leaflet
Back of leaflet