Feeling let down by the NHS
Hi everybody! So this is a difficult thing for me to say, I was trained as a nurse in the NHS and I worked with them for a couple of years before I got sick. I love that we have…
Finally the GP listened
Hey everyone! So my chronic illness journey, like for many, has been complicated! It took them 5 years to diagnose me with Multiple Sclerosis, and then 10 years after that they said they were wrong and discharged me from Neurology.…
When pain isolates
Hey everybody! So this morning I woke up crying, I had slept passed my alarm and my pain was to a point where I was crying. It was so painful literally everywhere that I couldn’t move and I felt sick,…
Increased pain and possible alternatives
Hey everybody! Summer is here in England, and as we Brits know that means it is hot, humid, stormy and can be raining in the morning, blazing sun in the afternoon and that night have a storm! The problem for…
The connection review
“I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the…
Turning to Alternative Therapies
Hey everybody! I was a qualified nurse before I got sick, but even I have to admit modern medicine has kind of let me down! I am constantly told I am on so much pain relief they do not know…
Letting go of my Depressed Life
Hey Everybody! So today I did something big…I cleared out my DVDs! The picture here I found on google but my collection was not far off it!! When I first got sick I was young, I had just finished university…
Body positivity with a Chronic Illness
Hi everyone! I have been hit full in the face with this over the last couple of weeks and it is something most people can identify with. I love my celebrities however my favourite actress is Nina Dobrev who somehow manages…
Sleeping and the holidays
So many people love this time of year, but it isn’t like that for everyone and that got me thinking about sleeping and the holidays. I have been struggling with sleep myself after finally fighting insomnia this year to get…
