Early last week, following my diagnosis of fibromyalgia by the rheumatologist, I visited my GP. I broached my concerns regarding the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, talking to him about what we had been through this year with my son. I talked about the initial diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome by the paediatric consultant, the concerns that it…
Being a Working Mum
Today I found the harsh realities of being a full time working mum quite difficult to take and became quite stressed about it. I work about an hours drive away from home, so, an hours drive away from my children’s school. Add snow, ice and freezing fog to the “normal” drive to and from work…
The Snowiest December.
I wasn’t going to do this as I imagine you are overloaded with snow pictures today, but it’s so picture postcard, I couldn’t stop myself. I was supposed to be heading to work today, but last night blew a snow blizzard and there was no going anywhere this morning. So instead we took our little…
Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
I know it’s been a while since I wrote a blog post. I haven’t been able to form the words for this post until now and still I’m unsure what I want to say.. Nearly two weeks ago I attended a hospital appointment with a consultant rheumatologist. I’ve been having health problems for about three…
Friday Flash: Comfort Blanket
The glass is heavy in her hand as she sits in front of the small oval table. The cut of the glass reflecting light from the overhead bulb in rainbow prisms. She rests her elbows on her knees and swirls the glass around in her hand. The golden liquid rocking, leaving a trail around the…
Emotional Attachment to Food
I have real trouble with food. I love the wrong types of food and today is day three of me attempting to lose more weight. I’ve lost a stone this year, but being only five foot tall, I don’t carry weight well, so I do need to lose more. I know I’m not alone in…