Tag Archives: Health

I am a crap patient


HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been driven to watching daytime telly. I’ve shoved the five-year-old off the sofa. Apparently she has an unnatural ability to bounce back to fitness. She has a spring in her step that cannot be ignored. She’s even offering … Continue reading

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It s’not a home any more


If you happened to visit me right at this moment, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d mistakenly walked into a dispensing chemist. Or a doctor’s surgery. No one would institutionalise you for imagining you’d set foot in a small hospital. … Continue reading

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The Neurologist


I always check the alarm clock. Always, always, always. Every single night, before I go to bed. Without fail. (Well, except for that time two months ago. But honestly, that was a one-off.) Until last night. I’d written up a … Continue reading

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Gee Thanks!


Some days I think I’ve lost my sense of humour. But then I have an adorable thirteen-year-old who says things like, “Mum, are you sure you don’t want to lie down after this – you look really crappy!” And then … Continue reading

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My Mr Tickle arm


It all started with me running up the hill, as you do (when you’re eight) and me tripping over my own foot, as you shouldn’t. Mid-fall I attempted to do a judo landing. My black-belted aunt had been teaching me … Continue reading

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Pre-op


The surgeon told me it’s a tiny little ten minute operation and really I have no need to worry. The risks are minute and the benefits could be dramatic. Additionally, the procedure itself offers an opportunity for sleep. So I … Continue reading

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Teenage Woes to Totsy Toes


The last few weeks have been particularly tough on me. I seem to have run into a wall of exhaustion, no doubt brought on by the emotional and physical demands of looking after four children and in particular, one with … Continue reading

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Dear Akasha…


Dear Akasha, You are, it has to be said, a very lovely and sweet four-year-old, but there are a couple of very important things I should probably tell you. When Mummy (yes, me) has the headache from hell, she does … Continue reading

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I am not in denial. I repeat, I am not in denial


I am not suffering from toothache. I am not suffering from toothache. I am not suffering from toothache. I must have just slept oddly on my jaw. It is not a rumbling wisdom tooth. I repeat. It is not a … Continue reading

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A little teaser…

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We’re back from our wellness resort and I’m so relaxed, I’m still in my PJ’s… I’m thinking of writing about the events in little instalments, but just to give you a taster here are a handful of pictures:

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