To my lovely, awesome, sometimes pain in the arse teenage son, here are some life lessons you should probably take on board. Then pass on to your lovely, awesome, sometimes pain in the arse teenage friends… 1. Just be nice. This has always been lesson number one in this house. Shows of brute strength or […]
This is my awesome 13 year old son and his band at their first gig in the school hall, I am SO proud of him! You will definitely be seeing more of them in the future!
Helen Grant, sports minister is in the news today talking about how to get more women into sport. Her plan seems to be to get them to do ballet or roller blading so they can look “feminine” and “radiant” – or maybe they could just stand on the side lines looking pretty and keep fit […]
I get so many wonderful messages, emails, tweets and Facebook messages – every one means so much. I write this blog as a means of therapy for myself but when I get messages saying that it is helping others it just makes me feel so amazing. It’s not been an easy ride and writing So […]
I had my first surgery on 3rd September and that was a subtotal colectomy with ileostomy. My options from that point are… To keep the ileostomy permanently, this would mean one more surgery where they remove all my rectum and anus and sew everything up! (Barbie butt…) To have a pouch made out of my […]
One of the things Im struggling with at the moment is tiredness. They tell you before and after your operation that you may need to empty your bag several times a day and a couple of times through the night, but at those times you have bigger fish to fry. Now on the whole I […]
Anyone who has seen or heard me writhing in agony, weeping with embarrassment or slumping in an exhausted heap may read this post with a wry smile on their face, but I wanted to write about how despite all its tough times, Ulcerative Colitis has also been a gift. When I was first diagnosed with […]
When I talk about IBD Im often faced with blank stares and so here is my A-Z guide to Inflammatory Bowel Disease… Please remember that I am not a trained medical person and these are my opinions only. Always speak to your GP, doctor or nurse about any worries or concerns you have. xx A […]
I was absolutely thrilled and blown away to be invited to be a speaker at Experience Barnsley’s International Women’s Day event on 8th March this year at Barnsley Town Hall. It is £2.50 a ticket so if anyone fancies coming to hear me talk about bowels, shit and self esteem I would greatly appreciate the […]
You know who was bad ass? Johnny Cash… He is probably not the first person you think of when you are musing inspirational quotes, but here is why Johnny Cash is like a wise, wise buddha… “Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood” Humans need touch, love and company. If you find someone special in […]