The very nature of this blog means it is all about health – physical, mental, nutritional Just : Health. These posts are most closely linked to that side of living with Crohn’s.
Where I'm At At the end of last month, I wrote about the magic 'R' following my first positive appointment with my consultant in a very long time. Since then, I am learning that (not to take the sheen off the good news) remission doesn't feel quite as good as…
Would it really smell as sweet? I want to preface this post with the headline that there is good news contained within. It is a long, long while since I have had something really positive to share, so I am going to enjoy every second of the process. You may…
What does that even mean? For me, there are certain behaviours that seem to come instinctively: caring for other people, being busy, working all hours of the day and night, maximising every single moment so there isn’t even so much as a minute being wasted. That’s all well and good,…
I’ve always liked the expression the elephant in the room, but I’ve never been curious enough to explore its origins before now. Its first globally published use came in 1959, when a journalist wrote a very literal statement in the New York Times, comparing the funding of education with the…
A lot of people say to me that they ‘don’t know how I do it.’ Even those closest to me marvel at how I manage to stay sunny and bright; keeping my chirpy disposition, when I am often in excruciating pain or fatigued beyond belief. What do people see? I’d…
The big question on my mind right now, is what does healthy look like? It is something I have been asking myself over and over again in recent weeks. It baffles me how many people keep telling me I look well, when I am, in fact, nearing the end of…
Like any of the blogs I have posted about illness and Crohn's Disease, this one is a scary one for me to write. However, it is also one I feel compelled to write, to play my part in the global campaign to raise awareness. When I asked for support on…
I haven't blogged at all yet this month - not because I've got nothing to say (can you ever imagine such an occasion!?) - rather that I can't seem to find the time or creative headspace to do it. I have been keeping a mental log of all the topics…