37{icon} {views} Inspired by writingfortheloveofit – Perfect Storm which can be found here. “Have you ever thought about your life as the perfect storm? Let’s think about it for a moment. A “perfect storm” describes an event where...
Ramblings & Musings
49{icon} {views} Inspired by my 2019 post “Pain: When does Acute turn into Chronic?“ The shock on my face when I was told I was needed at SAU – our Surgical Assessment Unit – for a consult...
40{icon} {views} I am scared. And that is okay. There is always a little fear when it comes to thinking about your chronic illness. There are alot of questions, not enough answers, you wonder about alot...
32{icon} {views} It’s time for part two of the “Ten Things” series, today focusing on Spring. I am a Spring baby – born in April – so I feel drawn to this time of year as a time of celebration. Even if, as I...
69{icon} {views} Today happens to be #BlueMonday but here I am celebrating the good things that come from this cold and sometimes miserable time of year. Autumn and Winter are my favourite times of year. Yes, it might be darker and colder for...
19{icon} {views} I do all of *this* alone. IBD, it’s very isolating. Let’s face facts: it focuses on your digestive system, about what it produces. You endure tests and investigations for answers for everything – from your diagnosis, all the way through to getting treatment and management plans sorted – alone....
32{icon} {views} “Turn your wounds into wisdom” – Oprah Winfrey I remember going to my first outpatient appointment when I first felt ‘well‘ and I wondered when would I get used to this? It seemed impossible. It also seemed to be improbable too; who would want to get used to this?...
273{icon} {views} Pain. It’s all relative. It was last Spring and I had just started on a new pain relief medication, after a stint in A&E. I was already on Amitriptyline and now we were adding Gabapentin into the mix. I had been living with my rectal stump...
12{icon} {views} “I dont want you to be sorry, I just want you to understand” Is this asking too much? I dont want to put all my eggs in one basket and rely on someone else to make me happy. I want to do it for myself.
