Feeling all those emotions Most of them good; still some of them are ‘bad’. I started at my new job last week. I have six weeks of training to complete until I am a fully fledge member of the team but already I really enjoy…
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Grateful for my Struggle
“In order for me to get here, I had to go there.” I’ve never really sat down and thought about what having a chronic illness actually means. It means a great deal of things to different people, so there is no one true answer…
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Life Lately | The Big Move
The heat is on, so to speak. It is a week until I move. One week, a whole seven days and packing is hitting me like a brick. When did I accumulate so much stuff? It is giving me all the anxiety and stress I…
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The Last Year of My 20’s
It’s here. The final year of me being in my twenties. The last couple years, I’ve hardly noticed the age I am. Mostly because my age hasn’t really been on my mind or if it has it because people don’t quite believe my actual age…
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Learning to Not Sweat the Small Stuff
I am constantly reminded that my life is different. I look back in time, to years gone by and remember just what I’ve been through. Things are different. So much has changed. Not only is my own life different but I am different too. I’m…
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The 29th Year
I’ve eaten a lot of cake this weekend. And it was birthday cake too! And I’m sure it’s not the sugar high I’m on, but this has been one hell of a year. Despite being very aware of the fact that this is the last year of my…
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Life Lately | Getting a Health MOT
Guys, lets talk about looking after yourself. I know that this might be easy for me to say – couple of months into remission with my Crohn’s, preparing for a new and exciting job, coping well with my stoma – but looking after yourself is…
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Changes, Welcomed Changes
I’ve always been known as someone who doesn’t do things by halves. Some examples? – I have the most progressive disease my Gastroenterologist has seen. – In a three-month period, my colon disintegrated but I didn’t present with a flare up of IBD! – My…
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Speaking: Loud and Proud
Know what inspires me the most? Other patients. Other ostomy patients, other IBD patients. Those people who have a connection to me once I share my own journey. I met these people last week at a Coloplast Care day. I spoke about how I came…