Wednesday February 13th 2013 . The day before my 25th birthday. ‘You have Multiple Sclerosis’. I was asked the other day how long it took to accept my diagnosis, and my answer? ‘right now. This very moment, after 8 years’. I say that because it wasn’t until that moment that I was able to answer... Continue Reading →
I have been rather quiet on here for the past couple months. I have needed to take a life break with everything to concentrate on my health following me starting a new medication, ‘Ropinirole’, during lockdown 2.0 (Nov). For those of you who aren’t aware, alongside MS I also have an underactive Thyroid which resulted as... Continue Reading →
This week I attended the International Progressive MS Alliance webcast, with a focus on how blood tests and artificial intelligence (AI) in MRIs could predict MS progression. Hosted by Trishna Bharadia, International Patient Advocate, who I had the pleasure of meeting at MS Session in Prague; Dr.Robert Fox, neurologist and Vice Chair for Research of... Continue Reading →
I have been waiting for my bathroom to be converted into a wet room, or at the very least have the bath ripped out and a stand-alone shower to be put in its place since my application for a Disability Facilities Grant (DFG) last October (2019) following my relapse. There is usually around a 6... Continue Reading →
When I was younger I absolutely loved swimming, with my costume having all of the badges obtained stitched to it and, much to my sisters dismay, all of my certificates pinned on the fridge. I haven’t swam since I was about 12…that kind of went out of the window when I went to upper school,... Continue Reading →
‘My Daddy was a bank robber, but he never hurt nobody, he just loved to live that way, and he loved to steal your money…’ It was around 1996 and my Dad was playing ‘The Story of The Clash’ in the car, ‘I Fought the Law’, and ‘Should I Stay or should I go’ was... Continue Reading →
Vehicles breakdown but being a non-driver, I’d never experienced this trauma… UNTIL RECENTLY! I finally have a breakdown story with my scooter guys… buckle up. Going my merry little way along a path I take regularly, and I was greeted with some recently added grit. Now this grit wasn’t a thin layer (as initially thought... Continue Reading →
Ahhh the British summertime is a funny one, isn’t it? Full on melt downs (sun or otherwise with the current pandemic at the moment), gale force winds, and rain all in the space of a week. However, when the sun is out this is when I am at my optimum level and many of my... 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 →
