You came into the world a year ago today – what a year that has been! Some days it feels like it was only yesterday when you were first put into my arms. You were so tiny and delicate – my hands were over half the size of your little body. Seven minutes after you […]
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Last week I was writing about how essential carers have been in my life since becoming unwell. I spoke about how my family had had to become carers for me and how they supported me in different capacities. It seems somewhat ironic that as carers week came to an end, our household became unwell and
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For the past fourteen years, I have relied completely on carers and nurses to be able to get through each day. At the beginning, I required help with everything – including the most private of things, like going to the loo. I honestly don’t really remember life without some sort of Carer and some sort
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I’ve been a bit quiet with my blogging, and it’s not because I don’t have a lot to say, in fact it is the complete opposite. I feel completely overwhelmed with the situation, at a loss of where to start and what to say first. The situation of this pandemic has hit us all hard.
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When I moved back into my family home after four years of being hospitalised, I could think of nothing better than just returning. I was nineteen years old, I had been absent from our family home since I was fifteen. Just being able to be back there sounded like everything I wanted and more. It
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It has now been six months since Felicity came into the world, and what a difference those months have made to my life. It’s been challenging, difficult and rewarding all at the same time. I spent the whole of my pregnancy panicking about how I was going to cope with a baby. I had always
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I could have quite easily written a blog on this year, because so much of my life has changed in that time. As we come to the end of a decade, I thought it was a perfect time to reflect on more than just a year but how much my whole world has changed. A
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Dear Bug… So You Are Disabled AND a Mother? When I first became unwell in 2006, I was embarrassed to use a wheelchair. It reminded me how much my body was failing me, and I felt like everybody was watching me. I only managed to get out in the wheelchair a few times, and most
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DISCLAIMER: Before reading this, please note this is only what worked for me. It might not work for you but I hope you find it helpful. We are now nine weeks into our bundle of joy and I have realised that although I have been talking about Felicity, I haven’t really done a proper full
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On Tuesday 16th July 2019 I was admitted into hospital after there were signs that my body wasn’t really coping with the last part of the pregnancy. I had been in phenomenal amounts of pains and I was collapsing five times a day. This was as well as getting auras of seizures, which was strange
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