Christmas is a time for sharing and giving and being with family and friends. Christmas day arrives and the celebrations begin. Please spare a thought for those who will not be able to sit and enjoy a Christmas dinner with…
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…
Chronic Intestinal Pseudo ObstructionChronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction. Quite a mouthful, huh? Believe me, it's a lot harder to live with than it is to say it. Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction (abbreviated CIPs or CIPO) is a condition of the digestive tract…
Fifty-five thousand. 55,000! That’s how many views this blog has amassed at the time of writing this post. 55,000 people over the past 22 months have read my blog, or at least one of my posts. That’s 55,000 people educated…
This week is home artificial nutrition (HANs) week. I have been kept alive by artificial nutrition for 5 years. Initially, it was through enteral nutrition, where a special milk is delivered into the stomach or small bowel via a tube,…
This is a post about my health (be warned, it’s a long one, I’ve tried to trim it down as much as I can) (it’s also a bit graphic, so perhaps don’t read this before/while eating). For better explanations of…
We’ve all heard of cancer; the dreaded “C”. While there is still much to learn about cancer, and many lives lost to or affected by it, there are lots of charities to support these people and their families and a…
Recently, my health has deteriorated again. Last year was a fantastic year despite my health and, though I was poorly, I was relatively stable in some aspects. I pushed myself harder than I thought possible to sit up, building up…
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Today is rare disease day. I have a few rare diseases, so jeans for genes day is very important. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, though the hypermobility type is becoming more common, is considered a rare disease with a prevalence of 1 in…