The festive season has always been a magical time for me. There is nothing like Christmas. I relish in all things Christmas... Even Boney M! Yes... I start counting down the months. People say that Christmas has just become commercial and the spirit of it has been lost. That may be for some people but … Continue reading Surviving the Festive Season for the chronically ill…
A little while back I faced something that for a while brought me to my knees. You see I had developed PTSD from a protracted period of time that was my own personal horror. It was absolutely awful. It caused me extreme anxiety, mental stress, panic attacks, depression, caused my Lupus and Fibromyalgia to almost … Continue reading And still I rise…
I went through a rather hellish time. Everything just seemed to be going wrong at once. In so many areas of my life. On top of that I was having Lupus flares making dealing with everything so much harder. I took all these things as a sign. A sign that more changes needed to be … Continue reading I’m baaaack!
I was so pumped. So ready to tackle my diseases... until my pain management appointment rolled around. Until the planning for December holidays rolled around. It all snowballed on Sunday. I am having a mini lupus flare. I've tried to deny it but I can't anymore. My knees are hurting so bad. My achilles tendons … Continue reading Just when you think you’ve got this…. you don’t
I've always believed in the field of psychiatry. Reading about about how people who were mentally ill were treated through the ages was always incredibly sad. How they were believed to be possessed by demons because there was no other way to explain their behaviour at that time. How they were subjected to gruesome procedures … Continue reading The importance of mental health
The post hospital shake up My hospital stint was a real shake up in my life. Being taken out of normal every day life and facing a serious battle was life changing. As much as it was horrid to be in hospital, I think in hindsight it was needed. It was the universe giving me … Continue reading The evolution of Tracey
Greetings! I had felt unwell for a while. I knew something was wrong, I just did not know what it was or where to start. I ran fevers a lot and at some point I just thought it was allergies or something. My husband and I did however say that I needed to go and … Continue reading How I was diagnosed with Lupus
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