We did another ‘thing’ as a family recently: a road trip to Oxford for Pete’s cousin’s birthday bash.
I haven’t been to a large social gathering since before getting sick over six years ago. It’s been a looong time. It was FANTASTIC – albeit different to when I was well.
DetailsHere I discuss my son’s reaction to seeing an ironing board for the first time, and why it’s taken 4 years for the concept of ironing to (finally!) enter his radar.
DetailsM.E and self-doubt. Why, after all these years do I STILL question my reality?
DetailsPeople with ME and/or POTS have body’s that struggle with temperature regulation – and I am no exception.
DetailsThe last time I had an anaesthetic, it didn’t end well for me. So this time, I wanted it to be different.
DetailsMonday’s procedure of stretching my wee shoot to help alleviate symptoms of Overactive Bladder (OAB) went well. The technical name for this procedure is ‘Urethral Dilatation’. No slicing, dicing, or removal of anything involved. Just go up my pee shoot, stretch it like an elastic band and then let it ping back into shape. Bish…
DetailsI’m having surgery today. Yet, I’m not worried about the procedure itself; I’m worried about the anaesthetic.
Here, I explain why …
DetailsI rather stupidly thought I’d gotten away with it. ‘It’ being our trip away to see friends. Tut tut. Silly me.
DetailsChronic illness can be a massive threat to our identity. So, what happens when everything that makes you ‘you’ goes missing?
… You channel your inner lizard.
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