Your Past, Present and Future Self
Is your past self proud of you? How about your future self – do they get a high-five?
What Would You Like For Christmas?
What Would You Like For Christmas? I can normally answer this question from Pete, my other half, pretty easily. There’s normally SOMETHING I’d like under the tree each year (shiny and pretty, ideally!) But this year is different. This year is the first time I can’t think of anything. It’s not that I’m void of…
ME, Parenting and Pantomime: A Christmas Comparison
I took my son to see Sleeping Beauty in panto yesterday (as you can see, we were pretty excited!). The performance was fantastic. Afterwards, I got thinking about the everyday pantomime that is parenting with ME and POTS. And here is what I realised: – Although I am woken by my own handsome prince every…
Am I Okay?
Life with M.E and POTS: “It’s really hard but I’m okay. I’m okay. I’m okay. I’m okay. I’m okay. I’m okay. I’m okay. I’m struggling a bit – but I’m okay. I’m okay. I’m okay. I’m okay.” (Has a massive meltdown, shouts at the person closest to me when they probably don’t deserve it, cry…
Birthday present
Presents You would think after being chronically ill with M.E and POTS for nearly six years that I would learn to tailor my present wish list for the life I lead now … not the life I used to lead. … yet apparently, I’ve learned nothing. For my birthday back in August, I asked for…
Going ‘Out’ Out
With the festive season fast approaching and people’s social calendars filling up – I just realised I can’t remember the last time I went ‘out’ out. What I do know is … it’s been many many years years.
This blog highlights the difficulties and loss that I, and much of the chronic illness community – face around the topic of enjoying a night out – whilst also showing gratitude for the good times when I was healthy.
Locating My Inner Cockroach
You know those annoying insects that never die? Like, no matter how many times you whack it, it just wobbles around with missing wings and limbs – refusing to die. Cockroaches I think. Anyways, between the chronic illness, infections and now Covid … I seem to have located my inner cockroach. I guess what I’m…
ME Can Mean – Recurrent Infections OR Superhuman Immune System
ME can mean – recurrent infections OR superhuman immune system. I’ve been both. The only perk to my ME so far over the years has been my superhuman ability to never (well, very rarely) get a cold or any other type of bug that’s been doing the rounds. (I mean, really, it’s the least my…
ME Can Mean – Difficulty Speaking
ME can mean – Difficulty speaking. I can normally find analogies to explain most of my symptoms of ME, but I really struggle to find one to explain what happened to me this morning: losing my ability to speak. It’s not the same as when you have a sore throat/virus and lose your voice. It…
Chronic Illness and Cancer … (like Ant and Dec, except not as funny)
It’s official: we have no healthy adults left in our household to run the show. Responsible? Probably. Healthy? Hell no.
Here, I discuss how life works for us now Pete has joined me aboard the Chronic Illness Express. I discuss things like childcare, employment, and really important issues like – who sticks the kettle on.