Sod’s law and more IV antibiotics – Friday 27th February

I start off with a * — I am posting this Saturday 27th February as I was really poorly Friday evening, night and most of today. Nearing 40˚ fevers, feeling absolutely horrid, in and out of sleep, sweating, rigors, headache, muscle pains and more. Not pretty. I’ve barely […]

12th-19th February – a week of conversations

This week has been an interesting one. It’s been a week of tough conversations and trying to come up with a plan.  Symptoms wise: the fevers continue on and off, and with that comes chills, sweats, episodes of rigors, bone and muscle pain, neck pain, nausea and more. […]

Difficult Conversation with my Sister

Today Victoria, my sister, was here. We had been unsure how to get her to come over to talk about things, without making her worry unnecessarily. Fortunately she offered to come today, and so we had a conversation. Mum asked her to come into me to talk and […]

How did we get here? [2020-2021]

I write this at the end of January and early February 2021, following a few months of stark realisations and a new normal to cope with. I want to reflect on the last 5 months of life, to share a journey not many realise I have been on. […]

Why This Blog? Why Now?

You may be wondering why I’m starting a new blog. If you already know me, you may know some of the journey I’ve been on and you will know to find me on my “normal” (now business) website. I felt a new site was necessary as my old […]