Category: Health and Wellbeing
This is a collaborative post Having a chronic illness I struggle with a lot of forms of exercise. I have tried all sorts but one that I come back to time and time again is yoga The great thing about yoga is you can practice it pretty much anywhere which, …
Post originally written in July 2016, updated September 2020 following the Guardian article Misogyny should become a hate crime in England and Wales There was an article in the local rag (Yes, Kent Online, I’m looking at you) about a woman who had complained to a train company about workmen …
Last Monday Little L started school, Thursday afternoon he came down with a runny nose and by the evening he had a temperature of over 38 so under the current rules we have to get a test for corona virus We’ve been here before, our eldest was off school loads …
I have now spent a grand total of ten weeks “behind the door” due to self isolation I’m shielding because I am on immunosuppressants for Crohn’s disease and haven’t been outside my front door for ten weeks. Unless you count two trips to the hospital for immunosuppressant therapy, putting the …
This post was originally written in May 2017 I’m back from another long day in A&E because of this bastard disease, Crohn’s. I’ve previously written here about my diagnosis and first operations (have a gander, it’s thrilling – intensive care and everything). Cutting a very long story short since August 2013 …
How can we find happiness while self isolating during lockdown? Is it even possible? I love a good moan. I do. A good moan is very cathartic, it gets things off your chest (and mind) but sometimes a moan turns into a mindset and you’re stuck. Miserable. That isn’t to …
How to access the help available for vulnerable people, either due to medication, for health reasons or age during Covid-19 lockdown I am classed as a vulnerable person due to being on immunosuppressants for Crohn’s Disease. I found it really stressful accessing the help available and I am on the …
We made the decision to self isolate last weekend, I wrote about it here: Why we’ve taken our children out of school because of the Corona Virus A week of self isolation has been a rollercoaster of emotions for me. Having an 8 year old and a three year old …
Life is pretty screwed up at the moment, isn’t it? Corona Virus or Covid-19 is playing havoc across the globe and no one seems to know what to do for the best. Here in the UK our government wants us to practice “social distancing” to slow down the spread of …
This is a collaborative post I have been on immunosuppressants Infliximab (aka Remicade) and Mercaptopurine (aka 6MP) for Crohn’s Disease for over two years now I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2012. You can check out my previous posts here although I document most of it on my Instagram …
