I was thrilled to hear that Tesco are changing the signs on their accessible toilets to recognise that not all disabilities are visible. As a Community Champion for Crohns and Colitis UK, I spoke out about my thoughts on the change. There are times when going to the supermarket and doing my weekly shop […]
I was very pleased to be asked to talk at the 12th congress of the European Crohns and Colitis Organisation in Barcelona. I will be attending next weekend and speaking with a panel of people from around the world about what life would be like if everyone in the world had IBD. The […]
Right, people with a cervix, let’s talk about vaginal health! Not a usual topic for me, but today I wanted to share my latest escapades and remind you all to think about your cervix. I am up to date with my cervical smears, but for the past six months I have been having odd symptoms […]
Sorry, I know that isn’t the most mature title but I’m pissed off. Yesterday, for once, I felt like I had energy, I had all the spoons in the world. I was living in a spoon factory. If you think I’ve lost my marbles then go have a read of the Spoon Theory. “It’s a […]
Dear Tea Lady, I am so sorry that I don’t know your name, but every time we have met (which has been probably 20 times over the past three and a half years!) I have been dreadfully ill and self indulgent. I do genuinely feel bad that I can’t remember your name as you have […]
I started this year with two hopes, no surgeries and no house moves. I did both! Two massive ops and one house move! I thought it only right to have a look back at how 2016 treated me, to be honest, it wasn’t great, there were some extremely dark and sad times, but there were […]
Over on my Facebook page, Natalie got in touch saying she will be going in to hospital for ostomy surgery soon and it got me thinking about what you need to pack when going in to hospital. I mean, we all know about the usual toiletries etc but I decided to ask my lovely readers […]
So recently, our daughter told us that she has a girlfriend and so I thought I’d do a little post about how to cope with this news. I’m kidding, coping means dealing with a difficult situation. I don’t need to cope with this, it just is and it makes no difference at all to our […]
As we approach a new year, I came up with a fun little project that I thought might help share our IBD stories and raise awareness while we go. I love photography, it is so special what we can emote in one image and so I thought I would begin #MyDailyIBD. The idea is that […]
Have you heard of the Everly Pregnant Brothers? They are a ridiculously funny and brilliant band from Sheffield who play ukulele puntastic covers of modern classics and if you haven’t heard of them, I hope by Christmas day, you will have as they have released their hilarious cover of Sex on Fire by Kings of […]