Personal – The Pain Corner

How To Deal With Hair Loss and Thinning

Losing my hair is just one more annoying thing that I'm dealing with that I don't want to. I thought I would put together a few tips for those currently in the same position as me.

Becoming Mummy To Blake: The Ovary Episodes

On Sunday 17th January 2021, at 1.15am, I woke up to feel my waters had broken. I was 35 weeks pregnant, was supposed to have another week left in work and was completely unprepared to go into labour.

Trigeminal Neuralgia and the Codeine Ban: I’m Pregnant

"You can't take codeine when you're pregnant."

The Chronic Pain & Disability Wedding Survival Guide

These are my favourite top tips for planning a wedding with a disability or chronic illness and little things that I did to make my wedding easier for me.
Some of these are pretty obvious and self explanatory, but sometimes I think it's good to start with the basics and to make a list of your must-do items and top priorities!

I Had A Breakdown

I, on the other hand, get given a diagnosis for something incurable and say 'okay, that's annoying' and carry on with my day. My plate is absolutely massive.

I’m Falling To Pieces: A Big Health Update

Both my physical health and mental health took a turn for the worse over the last few months - I'm having more issues than I know where to begin with and I haven't been able to write for a while, which, in turn, affected my mental health too. In terms of physical health, I'm feeling probably the worst I've ever felt in my life and like my poor little body falling to pieces and there's nothing I can do about it.

Sometimes You Need Tough Love: Staying Positive With A Chronic Illness

I would have been happy to lie in bed forever.

What To Expect From Free Counselling In The UK

I have never been ashamed to admit that I've needed counselling before. To be honest, I'd think it was pretty strange if someone was diagnosed with incurable chronic pain and didn't feel depressed, or scared, or something along those lines.