Sometimes, despite already dealing with an established list of chronic diseases, our bodies decide to throw us a curveball. Over the past 7 weeks I've been dealing with a tongue ulcer from hell. It's like nothing I've ever seen or had before. Any mouth or tongue ulcers I've had in the past have cleared up … Continue reading A Tongue Testing Tale
I never expected moving to be easy. It's why I spent months and months in the planning phase, in an attempt to mitigate any unforseen health events. Needing repeat spinal surgery, just as our home had sold, was not the best start. So my well thought out plans were clearly going to unravel quite quickly. … Continue reading What Was I Thinking!…..Moving House, Spinal Surgery and Multiple Broken Bones
There is always a lot I can write about in regards to my health but today I just want to say “Happy Easter”. This is such a wonderful time of the year, full of the hope of new life, as we remember what Jesus did for us on the cross, dying that we might be … Continue reading The Good News Of Easter
It's so different from who I was physically but I'm still the same person with the same needs, same loves, same likes, same character.
Disappointments come to us all. They are part of life. As hard as they are to endure they can make the special moments in life seem even more precious. They also often teach us valuable life lessons. Despite that knowledge, we still need to live through life's disappointments. We need to find ways to survive … Continue reading Dealing With Disease And Disappointment
I wrote this article in February 2018. I was just starting to write a new article this week, on a similar theme, and realised this one says it all. The title I had in mind for a new blog post was “Accept and Adjust”. Accepting our chronic disease isn’t enough. We need to take the … Continue reading Is Acceptance Just Resignation?
One thing no one wants, when you have Chronic Illness, is another diagnosis to add to the ever-growing list. There are times though when a new diagnosis brings a renewed sense of hope, relief and determination to fight on. After spending 8 days in hospital following my recent repeat spinal surgery, I returned home feeling … Continue reading So Now I’m Insufficient….In An Adrenal Kind Of Way!
Only 3 months ago I was writing about how "surgery can't come soon enough" We knew even then there was a risk of surgery failing. We knew my bone disease was behaving erratically and had a mind of its own. Despite the risks of surgery failure we just didn't have a choice. We had to … Continue reading Here We Go Again…..Spinal Surgery Take Two!
I'm a huge fan of pacing. It's number one on my list of key chronic illness/ pain management strategies. Pacing doesn't remove symptoms or take all my pain away. It does help to reduce some discomfort and reduces the risk of me causing an escalation of more crippling issues. Well, usually it does that!! My … Continue reading Sometimes A “Sick Day” Is Necessary, Even If You Are Already Chronically Ill
I have had my nose buried in my phone for the past three months. Well ok, it's always buried in it, but this has been excessive and it's all because I've been on a mission. Mission Impossible My mission has been to find a way to sell our home, pay off our mortgage and find … Continue reading Accepting A New Adventure…Chronic Illness Style
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