Category: courage

“The Good Stuff”….My Well-being Tips.

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This is the stuff we need to do to mitigate "The Bad Stuff." This is about our well-being, our efforts to reclaim ourselves from the octopus arms of our diseases, and break free as much as we can.

A Bureaucracy  Marathon… Part Two of  Our “Fit to Drive” Medical Certificate Challenge!

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I just don't understand why someone in government departments and medical practices can't come up with ways to make administrative requests disability friendly.

How On Earth Did We Become A COVID Couple??

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I don't think I'll ever get rid of the vision of my husband slumped half on the floor, with his head slammed into the hard arm of the chair, unconscious and vomiting while unresponsive. I've never been so scared in all my life.

From Blogger To Author….It Took Resilience and Courage

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I didn’t realise how much resilience and courage I would need to publish my memoirs and even just to blog about my chronic illness journey. I knew I wanted to share my story to help others, but to do so really does make you vulnerable.

My Latest Podcast Episode…..Pause and Ponder, Divide, and Conquer

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Hi Everyone, I know not all my blog followers are podcast fans, but I wanted to share my latest episode with you as it is an extension of my previous blog post, "Pausing to Ponder." In this latest podcast episode, I share my recent complex health update with details not in my blog post.

Pausing to Ponder

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I'm catching my breath with a cuppa to pause and ponder. So much has been going on in recent months. New diagnoses, flares of old diagnoses, my husband dealing with his own health battle, including a trip to ER and hospital admission, and the list goes on.