Have you ever fallen asleep on your side and then woken up several hours later and your hips ache? I have that, and I've not been on my hips. They ache, they hurt, they drain me.For years and years I have suffered from lower back and hip pains. This goes back way before I was…
This breaks my heart. This hurts. I was also in my 20s when I found out that it was emergency surgery or death. A surgery to get a stoma, something I had never seen or heard of. I had 4 days to mentally prepare before the verdict came in if it was more medicine or…
Last week I received this text from the NHS;NHS Coronavirus Service: You have been identified as someone who may be at high risk of severe illness if you catch Coronavirus. You should get a letter from the NHS to confirm this. The government are advising you shield at home until 30 June unless told otherwise…
Have you ever wondered what life with ulcerative colitis or crohns might be like? Aside from reading about it, and never totally being able to understand, because in all honesty, like they say "you don't get it, until you get it". However I wouldn't wish it upon even my worst enemy, but, I know one…
An update regarding my hair depressing/issue.. I have started washing my hair in very cold water, which after my second time I actually quite enjoyed. I do it the old fashioned way and wash my hair bent over forward so the water only gets on my head, then I wrap it up and jump in…
Today when I was brushing my hair, I started to reflect on the journey it has had. All throughout my childhood and early teens my hair was long and healthy. As a child and young teenager my hair went down below my bum, and my ponytail and plait was as thick as a half kilo…
I have heard more and more about how comedians, podcasters, tv shows and films make out that ostomies are the worst thing that could happen, or how they make jokes and say they are disgusting. This is starting to get on my nerves and make me a bit upset. Unless you have one yourself, don't…
This is a bit of a different story. This is a story about my dear friend Mr Aloe, well Mr Aloe Vera to be precise. He started his life off at a Netto in Sweden. It was back in 2014. I had lived in Sweden for about a week, and one day after work I…
Hey all! What a crazy time it is now ey! Illness and isolation... and a fair bit of worry.. I'm writing this from my little self isolation bubble. After the government declared me as part of the "high risk" group, and recommended self isolation, I decided it definitely was wise.. although I'm not gonna lie,…
The last few weeks I've been feeling really down about myself. I have felt fat, well maybe not fat, but I have definitely got a rounder face again (which, yes, I know, it's only me who can see it, but man can I see it!). I have also been having this really odd reaction where…
