Accepting your chronic illness

11/03/2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

What is a chronic illness? A chronic illness is defined as a medical condition that is “continuing or occurring again and again for a long time” – often with no cure. Coming to terms with any medical diagnosis is challenging, no matter your age or where you’re from; having to learn new terminology and how […]

Chronic illness and mental health

05/07/2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

When you have a chronic illness, it’s not just the physical symptoms that affect you – it’s the mental ones as well. Whether your illness is visible or invisible, it’s bound affect your mental health. The trauma of being ill/being in hospitals/having surgeries. The loneliness. The isolation. The unpredictable nature of whether you’ll be okay […]

An Update: Why I Stopped Writing, Why I’ve Started again and How I Am Now I’ve Fully Recovered From Surgery

22/03/2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

So it’s been a while since I last posted on this website. I started doing this blog to help others who might be in a similar situation as I was; having Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 3 (Hypermobility Type) and being unable to eat due to a malfunctioning digestive system.

Adjusting to Life at Home

12/07/2018.Reading time 14 minutes.

I’ve now been home for 2 weeks, giving me a chance to enjoy the unusually warm weather! So far, things have been going okay but there have been some incidents along the way – but as things are still very new, there’s bound to be one or two slip ups of some sort!

My Time in Hospital

04/07/2018.Reading time 20 minutes.

First of all: I am so sorry it has taken me so long to do this! Things have been fairly busy and I haven’t felt up to doing another blog post for a while – but I’m finally doing it!

What I’m Packing for Hospital

21/06/2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

So it’s the day before my surgery. It’s safe to say that the nerves are really getting to me, but that’s normal I’m sure. As the hospital I will be having my surgery at is in London and I need to be there by 7:30am, mum and I will be taking the train up there […]

Preparations for ostomy surgery

18/06/2018.Reading time 12 minutes.

So it’s now 3 days before the day of my surgery. There’s a lot of things to get your head round and I’m still trying to adjust to all the changes that lie ahead with life with an ileostomy – as well as actually starting to eat again! There are a few helpful things that […]

What is Ehlers Danlos Syndrome?

13/06/2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hello! Welcome to my blog! To start off, I thought I’d explain what exactly I have.