This week I had my pre op assessment for my upcoming surgery. Pre ops are for when you’re having a general anaesthetic. You have a hospital appointment with a nurse to check if you’re fit enough for surgery. They check your height, weight and blood pressure, take blood. Then they either take swabs to check for […]
I thought I’d give you a glimpse into a day in my life when I’m presenting on the radio for the BBC. If you don’t know me, I have an ileostomy because of Ulcerative Colitis and two hernias, I’m awaiting surgery to repair these and it’s going to be my 8th operation. I’m struggling a […]
That phrase “it takes a village to raise a child” has been going through my head a lot recently. I love being a mum, it’s the most important role of my life and I hope to raise happy kids into happy adults, but as wonderful as parenting can be, it’s also really tough at times […]
I know lots of people don’t like Valentines Day, feeling it’s all a bit commercial or crappy if you aren’t in a relationship. I could take it or leave it, I tell that husband of mine I love him every day and don’t need one particular day. But I also love a bit of joy […]
“Finding out that someone you care about has Crohn’s or Colitis is a shock. You might be feeling anxious about what comes next and how their life will be affected. Things will change – but the support of friends and family can make a huge difference in helping them live well with their condition.” Crohn’s […]
It’s been a busy week, work, radio show, hospital visits and finding out that my next surgery is going to be a tad more complex than I originally thought. I wrote about it in my last blog, so I won’t bore you again but basically, it is going to be a long op with an […]
Last week I had some good news from the gynae hospital. I’ve had a large cyst on my ovary that been monitored for a few months, along with some worrying blood test results, there was a concern about ovarian cancer. I’ve been given the all clear, the cyst had gone down, the blood test results […]
Today is my baby Thom’s birthday, though he’s hardly a baby any more! He is 14 and taller than I am! He is a funny, caring, sensitive, artistic and bright lad who will always be my baby even when he’s a big man. Today though I thought I’d talk about our kids who are young […]
Last year in August, my dreams came true when I was invited to present a show on BBC Radio Sheffield. For the past few months Nowt So Strange As Folk has been going out on a Wednesday evening from 7-9pm and it’s been an absolute joy! Then at Christmas last year, I was called into […]
I thought I would give a bit of a health update as I feel like I am just constantly complaining on social media about how grim I feel. I have two large hernias (I know, I know, I’m as sick of hearing that word as you are!), one is a parastomal hernia, this means it […]