I never really thought about noise levels and distortions in your ear before C became unwell. Since being diagnosed with ME one of the symptoms suffered with ME is noise sensitivity which sadly she has suffered with since day 1. We have tried everything you can think of to try to combat this and make […]
YCoeliac disease can be quite serious if not treated properly, that’s why finding it when your child is young is extremely important. Unfortunately, in the 21st century, coeliac disease is fairly common for children in Europe – with stats showcasing an increase in coeliac cases in 2020. Coeliac disease is a condition in which your […]
One thing all dog owners have in common is that we don’t see them as pets. They become part of the family as soon as they step foot through the door. With that we want our dog to be happy and healthy, just like we would any member of our family. So giving your dog […]
As many of you already know, C has a chronic illness, she has ME and Fibromyalgia, and more recently IIH. My poor baby really has suffered, missing her teenage years. For some of you who have been following me right from the start. You would have shared our journey of her being a normal happy […]
We all need to keep hydrated daily, at times this can prove difficult and we start to feel dehydrated. We usually know when this happens for a variety of reasons. One thing my kids will tell you I did constantly when they were growing up was to drink, they still go on about it now. […]
Following on in my week of posts dedicated to ME for ME Awareness Week. I am finishing with a letter to C. She goes through so much and knows how proud we are of her and how much we love her, but at times it needs to be there for her to see if black […]
Carrying on my week of posts for ME Awareness Week . Today I am talking about the parents side, on what it is like caring for a child with a chronic illness. Before ME Struck C has always been a bubbly, happy and chatty little girl. She was always doing something whether it was her dance […]
Following on with ME Awareness Week, today I am going to talk about medical support. I will be talking about our personal experiences, but unfortunately this is nationwide. The diagnosis ME is very hard to get a diagnosis for, which is understandable. Usually after 3 months of getting no better and various tests have been carried […]
As you will have seen from my post yesterday, this week is ME Awareness week, and everyday this week I will be posting a different post regarding ME. Yesterday I wrote about what ME is. Today I am sharing our story of how ME came into our lives. Also today is #MillionsMissing the day where the […]
As many of you will know, my Daughter has ME, and today is the start of ME Awareness week 2020. I will start my week of posts by talking about what ME is. What is ME? I will start at the beginning and explain what Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or ME for short is. ME is a […]