2019 Review Blog – What A Year!
Well, what a year 2019 has been. Not the best on the health front by any stretch of the imagination, but an incredible year in many other ways. This year is the year I was announced as the 9th most…
Well, what a year 2019 has been. Not the best on the health front by any stretch of the imagination, but an incredible year in many other ways. This year is the year I was announced as the 9th most…
On Tuesday 2nd October it was my birthday; a birthday I was not expected to reach. I turned 25; which is at least 2 years longer than I was expected to reach. I’ve lived a quarter of a century! At…
It’s that time of year again: it’s Christmas time. Where has 2014 gone? It seems like yesterday that mum took the decorations down, and now they’re going to go back up again. Christmas is a difficult time for many people for…
Earlier this year I went to the BBC studios to do a recorded conversation for The British Library and BBC Radio 4 as part of The Listening Project. It will be archive for many years to come in The British Library. Mum…
Saturday 30th August 2014To my beautiful mum, Thank you so much for all you do. You keep me alive each day physically and mentally, giving up your life to save mine. You gave me life in the beginning, and continue to…
A few weeks ago I was rushed to hospital with another bowel obstruction. I have them frequently, but most resolve themselves. This one however, didn't. Fifty four hours it took before a surgeon managed to pass a catheter through my…
"So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act." ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go!With such a severe and limiting illness, and so many things to do…
I have a bag; a really special, important bag. It isn't Prada, Gucci or Louis Vuitton. It isn't even designer. It comes on prescription, and some people use a new one every day; others every 2-5 days. Know what I'm…
I’ve been meaning to get my blog up and running for a while, I created it a few weeks ago and haven’t written a post yet. I apologise for that. I’ve struggled to write anything legible and remotely interesting due…