Category: Health and Wellbeing
“You don’t look ill”, “Aren’t people with Crohn’s skinny?”, “All you need to do is stop eating xyz and you’ll get better”, “Have you tried Aloe Vera/Juice Plus/Forever Living?” All things I have heard in the few years since I was diagnosed. All are frankly bollocks. No, if I wear …
I am FORTY next week. Apart from going on about it quite a lot I’m not really that bothered. Age is just a number and if you’re only as old as the man you’re feeling then you can subtract 7 years – oh yes! It has got me thinking a …
Recently I was tagged by both Carter Family 4 and Pass the Prosecco Please to write 20 things you didn’t know about me. So here goes: 1) I don’t have a middle name. When deciding what to call me my father suggested naming me after an engineer, Mr Wankel. My surname is Knight. …
I’ve been lucky enough to reach the ripe old age of 39 and not have a close encounter with the Big C. Friends and family members I’ve lost have not suffered from cancer. Until now. My Bestie’s beautiful mum was diagnosed just over a year ago and now cancer is …
For as long as I can remember I’ve been on a diet, or at least in need of one. When I was seven my mum took me to the Dr because I had a cold or some other unrelated illness and the Dr (who himself was, let’s be honest here, …
I’ve been struggling mentally a bit lately. I think I’m fairly good at hiding it from most people, not all. People that know me well know the signs. Anyway. It came to a bit of a head this morning and I was having trouble coping with life in general …
I’m sat here on this lovely summer’s day 3 years to the day that I had my first major operation. An operation that would lead to a further 4, and counting… I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in September 2012. Big L was 1 and Little L was a sparkle …
You know those mums who totally have their shit together? Yeah?! Me too. And I’m not one of them. Let me tell you about my day in the hope that, in some small way it makes you feel better about yours. Today was tough. It started out fine. I even …
I know most of my blogs are tongue in cheek and hopefully bring a little laughter to your day so I apologise in advance for this installment. I’m writing this following the recent storyline in EastEnders. The tragic death of Paul brought back memories from my early twenties. When I …
