I started this blog two and a half years ago and I have loved every second. Starting from a humble desire to share my hospital visits and explain my illness to family and friends, it has seen me document every minute of my journey through ulcerative colitis, three surgeries, the loss of my large intestine, […]
During my last stay in hospital, I heard some brilliantly weird lines and jotted them down on my phone… I just found them and thought I would share. You hear some great things on the ward… “Did you know that they mummified Princess Diana? Mummified or embalmed. Are they different?” “Elvis is alive! They just […]
Are you a size 12? You are EXTRAAAAAA LAAARRRRRGGGGEEEEEEEE… 16? Give up all hope. 20? Get in the fucking sea. I am clothes shopping for the party season at the minute and having to shop online as I don’t feel well enough to go out. I hate internet clothes shopping as I know even in […]
Hey there big man, I thought I’d better jot down a quick note to say hi. It’s that time of year again so I know your inundated but here’s what I’d like for Christmas. My first wish was going to be for me to have no surgeries in 2016, but this damn illness of mine […]
Back in September, I was invited to a dinner dance arranged by Stephanie Donnelly, a woman who set up a support group for people who have or are about to have stoma surgery. It was in aid of Crohns and Colitis UK and Breakaway and I was asked to be part of their fashion show […]
I was invited onto Sheffield Live TV again to talk about this blog, Crohns and Colitis UK, Scope and the work I do. I LOVE doing TV and radio, I used to get SO nervous but nowadays, I just really enjoy the experience. Take a look! Talking Sheffield 01.12.2015 part 2 from Sheffield Live on […]
Last year, the issue of body hair arose in my family. My daughter had started secondary school and other girls were discussing hairy legs and armpits. It really made me question my own choices and I decided to stop shaving my body, just to see how it felt. I have always removed the hair on […]
This morning I got a message from a Facebook follower letting me know that she’d just seen me on The Wright Stuff! I popped on channel 5 +1 and hit record and saw that in a discussion about whether able bodied people should use accessible toilets, that my open letter was mentioned along with a […]
Kylie Jenner, you dick, a wheelchair is not a fashion accessory or a way to show how quirky you are. Shot by Steven Klein for Interview Magazine, the star of Keeping Up With The Kardashians is on the cover sitting in a wheelchair. As if this is OK? Disability isn’t something to play at, it isn’t […]
I read this quote saying ‘comparison is the thief of joy’ and it felt very apt this week as I have fallen into the trap of comparing myself to others. And my joy feels completely stolen. Having a chronic illness and facing surgery soon that will give me a ‘bag for life’ in my permenant […]