I absolutely love travelling, seeing the world, experiencing and learning from different people and cultures. It’s a passion that I hold dear to my heart, and I aim to visit all 195 countries before I join the gig in the sky. However, this piece brings me a bit closer to home as I talk about... Continue Reading →
Being a carer comes in many forms. Some individuals wouldn’t even consider themselves a carer. In essence, if you provide support for someone who cannot otherwise cope – you are a carer, irrespective of whether it is ongoing, ad-hoc, or recovery from an injury/illness/addiction etc – it is care. Care that someone is providing for... Continue Reading →
Whenever I feel a bit overwhelmed mental health wise, I have over the years learnt to adopt many distraction tactics and mindfulness activities. I woke up this morning feeling a bit blurgh; yet another day of lockdown restrictions, another day of what is becoming my/our ‘new normal’, which is something that I DO NOT want... Continue Reading →
Whilst lockdown has taken so much away from us, have you found anything that you have finally got around to doing, will continue to do, or dare I say it, anything that you will miss from lockdown ? I sure have and will… After my relapse in October and coming out of work I have... Continue Reading →
OK they do for many, but not for me it seems. No this isn’t a woes me, but after 3 different treatments in it just becomes much like that Hillary Clinton meme if you’ve seen it, where you just walk (or shuffle), chuckle to yourself and you throw your hands in the air. Come on... Continue Reading →
We’ve all been there at some point, go about our daily life in whatever it consists of (work, parenting, volunteering, caring for someone/yourself, leisure activities, socialising…), but if you’re not careful too much of one, or many things, can eventually get on top of you and then BAM out of nowhere the burnout happens. Your... Continue Reading →
Derived from my bout of optic neuritis from the relapse that lead to my diagnosis over 7 years ago; my eyes have never been able to fully recover, and the lasting damage? Double vision. Double vision (Diplopia) is usually one of the first MS symptoms many people encounter, and if it isn’t, then the... Continue Reading →
Hannah has wheels. Hannah has a horn. Hannah has front and rear suspension, and she is coming for you at 4 mph. I wouldn’t say that the purchase of my mobility scooter has been 7 years in the making, far from it, but definitely the last 2 or so. The absolute reluctance of owning... Continue Reading →
13th February 2013 frames the before and after of my life. It’s impossible to get through grief that hasn’t happened yet as MS is a constant moving target. So with that, almost 7 years diagnosed and numerous ‘minor’ relapses (I say minor in that I can still function with my life for the best part... Continue Reading →
So, many people see and hear the effects Multiple Sclerosis has on me, but why? What is causing me to drag my feet? Go dizzy? Constant pins and needles?Numbness/Paralysis? Fatigue? Double vision, to name but a few? To understand MS, it helps to understand how the central nervous system works. MS is believed to be... Continue Reading →
