When you are severely chronically ill, celebrating birthdays is often a low priority. As my birthday rapidly approaches which is a big one this year, I feel like I did at 18 although my body feels 100. I can barely move and am exhausted beyond belief all the time due to my chronic illnesses, plus … Read more
I seem to have never ending issues!A few weeks ago I got a UTI that I told my doctor about after suffering for 5 days. He told me to wait longer which I did, but it got really bad where I couldn’t sleep well and I was peeing blood so have to call an out … Read more
Going back to changing my Fentanyl patch every 48 hours.I was still getting withdrawal between patches at 60 hours, not anywhere near as bad as at 72 hours but still was there. I tried 48 hour intervals last year and had some issues. I am trying 48 hours yet again due to the fact that … Read more
This is a list of things not to say to people with a chronic illness. Why? Here are a few reasons! We see our doctors very frequently, I for example speak to my doctor every 2 to 4 weeks (yes that frequent!), and they know better than you. Some of us have had this for … Read more
I thought I would go through that support I get from the government as I think some will be shocked because I know I am. I can’t work due to my disabilities and I claim PIP due to the severity of my chronic illnesses.I “don’t qualify” for Universal Credit nor ESA! I have checked on … Read more
This is an insight into my daily life which I find very depressing and monotonous.A typical day for me is I wake up around 10-11am but I lay there until I can get the energy to get out of bed which is 10.45-11am or a little after but I try to get up by 11am … Read more