I have spent a lot of time in hospital on the wards, it adds up to months and months of my life and in that time, I have seen a lot. Mostly good stuff, but some things that set my teeth on edge! I love our NHS, we are so lucky to have one of […]
Like Mambo number 5 but with more general anaesthetic! So if you follow me on Facebook, twitter and instagram, you may have seen that I have been under the knife again. I have had two hernias develop since my last op in January and I was on the waiting list to get them fixed by […]
Three years ago today, I was wheeled into theatre and had my colon removed and my first ostomy created. I’d been in hospital for weeks, and this was the end of the line after 10 years of ulcerative colitis. At the time, I thought it would be the end of all my problems and though […]
Clinical trials are research studies that look into treatments for certain illnesses and gather information for future reference to further knowledge of those illnesses. I am working with clinical research company, Quotient Clinical as they have a study for people with Ulcerative Colitis and are looking for participants. The purpose of this study is to see how […]
Hello you lovely lot, it is good to be back here blogging. Thank you for all your kind messages and support over the last few weeks, I have taken a bit of a leave of absence to get my head together and just haven’t had the energy to blog. I opened my laptop today for […]
Sorry I’m not posting as much as usual right now. The thing is, I am really struggling. Sometimes, I can’t breathe. The tide of panic gets too high and fills my lungs. Sometimes, I feel numb. I can’t connect with people around me. Sometimes, it’s all too much. I want to hide from the world. […]
I am very rarely lost for words, this blog is a stream of my internal thoughts and so I usually find it easy to empty my brain onto the page, but today I am struggling. I am struggling because I find it really difficult to write about my own mental health. I can share a […]
Love the idea of a festival but loathe the reality of sleeping in a tent, washing with baby wipes and shitting in a filthy portaloo? You want to get yourself to Tramlines! Tramlines festival in Sheffield is an award winning, city wide festival of live music taking place on 22nd – 24th July this year […]
Well, what a marvellous birthday I had! My birthday was last Thursday and I turned 35, we had a lovely chilled out day at home, I wasn’t feeling great and so I didn’t want to go out, but enjoyed hanging out with my family, Timm told me that on Saturday, my mum would be taking […]
Clinimed are a company who supply ostomy bags and accessories and they sent me a goodie bag of products to try out, including medical adhesive remover in spray and wipe form, barrier creams, films and wipes and a carry bag. I have to say that their carry bag is my favourite one so far, it is […]