by admin | Jul 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | May 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
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,...
by admin | May 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Apr 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
In choosing to take unpaid leave from my part-time role, I had to contemplate the financial toll this would take on my everyday life. I needed to fund my daily coffee intake! So, reinstating the dreaded ‘disability pension’ was necessary. After becoming largely...
