Delegating My Support

Ever since my recent hospital admission, I have felt like a burden to those around me. Having to rely heavily on people a lot more than usual has definitely taken a toll on my mental health. In fact, the moment I entered the hospital, I felt the weight of my...

Embrace the Wobbles 

After spending a few weeks in hospital, I am definitely feeling much weaker and reliant on others which has made my confidence plummet.  I need to get back to things and create spaces for my healing. However, in doing so, I’m finding that I’m exposing myself to all my...

Blanketing Fear

During my time being a patient, some diagnostic procedures have been far from ideal. I write in my book about my horrific memory of having one of these to diagnose my arteriovenous malformation (AVM) called an angiogram – “…fifty minutes later they wheeled me,...

Challenges in hospital

My recent admission to hospital has shown me that although people might have the best intentions, they can sometimes miss the mark. When we want to care for someone in a vulnerable state, it’s always important to look at the whole experience, not just the part you’re...

Assumptions about Normality!

Although I thought that I had conquered the worst of my corneal graft complication, little did I know that my health was about to take another blow. This was also after I got covid, twice! To cut a long story short, one day I unexpectedly found myself with horrific...