I’m probably about to say something that might make people bristle so maybe put it down to the fact that I come from an age when fledgling greenies were taught to use plastic instead of paper to save the rainforest from deforestation. Please don’t get me wrong, I am NO fan of plastic and I … Continue reading Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area
I watched a You Tube TedTalk this morning entitled What Happens When You Have a Disease That Doctors Can’t Diagnose. It is presented by Jennifer Brea who suffers from ME (Myalgic encephalomyelitis), also known as CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome). A link to this video can be found here: Click here This woman’s plight really resonated … Continue reading Lost in a Medical Wilderness
I felt truly awful the day after writing my previous post. My legs felt like lead and although I needed to get some things from town, I didn’t feel confident driving the car. Since I live on my own, I began to feel a bit worried in case I fell over and no-one except my … Continue reading Seeing Things Differently
My Pharmac funding was approved and I’m now in my fifth week of taking a Biogen manufactured drug called Tecfidera. I started on one 120mg tablet per day and have gradually increased it to the point where I’m now taking two 240mg tablets daily which is the maximum. The active ingredient in Tecfidera is dimethyl … Continue reading Drugs, Drawbacks & Discoveries
“You wouldn’t read about it,” said Squeak, shaking his head and making a tut-tutting noise. “We did read about it,” said Captain Obvious, Ron. “But what are we going to do about it?” I just wanted to smooth this all over as quickly as possible. Serafina jumped on top of the rusted wheelbarrow which she … Continue reading A Head of Steam
At Godley House Grounds, Diamond Harbour – 24 January 2021 Previous: << Some Girls Sing the Stones Continue reading Live at the Point
I haven’t written much about my MS lately, primarily because up until about July this year it just bubbled along in the background. Always there, sometimes painful and a bit debilitating but on the whole, not causing me too much grief. I was diagnosed with MS when I was 56 which is unusual because the … Continue reading MS – Eying up the Future
On the first day of lockdownCovid meant for meA shortage of PPE. On the second day of lockdownCovid meant for meFree Covid tests,And a shortage of PPE. On the third day of lockdownCovid meant for meQR Codes,Free Covid tests,And a shortage of PPE. On the fourth day of lockdownCovid meant for meWage subsidies,QR Codes, Free … Continue reading The Twelve Days of Covid
Ron comes out of the kitchen and I immediately know that there’s something wrong. He’s not licking his lips which I take as a clear sign that he hasn’t eaten the remains of the steak and kidney Jimbos I’d deliberately left in my bowl. This out-of-character behaviour is not lost on Squeak who attempts to … Continue reading The Gingernuts
At Wunderbar, Lyttelton – 10 October 2020 Next: << Live at the Point Previous: << Diamond Harbour Continue reading Some Girls Sing the Stones
