4 years, wow.. to think that 4 years ago today I was saved. Stevie saved my life, gave me a second chance, gave me a new life. Sometimes when I think back I feel how surreal it all seems.. to think that ulcerative colitis nearly took my life.. a slow and painful death.. 4 years…
3 years ago today I took one of the most difficult steps in my life. One of many I realise now. For those of you who don't know, today marks the 3 year day of my move to Sweden, or back to Sweden. Having lived in the UK for 11 years and always saying how…
Happy New Year! Happy new me. What a crazy year I have had. It's been filled with so many goods and so many bads. I have been lucky enough to do some travelling - hugely thanks to Axel - having been to (Hull of course) Budapest, Bornholm and Nice. All of which were first times…
Merry Christmas everyone! It's Christmas Eve, the day we celebrate Christmas. No matter what country we live in or how long we have lived there we have always and will always celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. This morning I got up and made our (family) traditional pancake breakfast. Now to get a few bits and…
I met the nicest physiotherapist ever yesterday. She was really good, listened to everything I had to say and did a proper check up. I told her about my bad back, the pains and problems (as well as needing to re build core muscles). Well it turns out my left thigh (it looked like it…
This morning I got up with Axel and laid on the sofa enjoying the way our Christmas decorations brought some lovely comforting light to the dark winter morning. My day ahead looked very calm and peaceful, just relaxing all day (which is needed) and a lovely trip to have lunch at work. I've been looking…
Had the joys once again of waking up and chatting to a good friend this morning. I am so grateful for the internet and video calls, it makes it so much easier being away from friends. I can't wait to go back home (England home) and see them again. It's tough being away from them…
So here it comes. My embarrassing confession. The other me. The other side of things. The truth of last weekend. Last weekend I was a mess. I had an agonising toothache, I was exhausted, I was uncomfortable, and I was cutting out the morphine. In other words, I was an emotional, unstable, hurricane of a…
Today is Stevie the Stomas 3 week birthday, yay! To think how life has changed in these three weeks. It feels like Stevie has given me my freedom back, a new quality of life and change. Sure it's been daunting but after the ordeal before the operations and the months before this is amazing. I…
Last night after a lot of tooing and throwing I got myself together and went to a friends moving in party. I luckily found a shirt, that my sister bought me, that was long enough to cover any bulges made by my catheter and managed to feel pretty normal. I painted on a face and…
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