As the post name suggests - yesterday I started my third year as a diagnosed Crohn's patient. How do I feel? Alright - get ready.... I feel shit. Yes, honestly, really shit. But not so much because of the Crohn's thing. You see, right after my review last Thursday, I picked up a case of the flu ...
Crohn’s… meet sledge hammer
Just when you walk into a review thinking you know what your doctor is going to say.... I think it's one of the things I hate the most about this disease - how unpredictable it is, well that, and how fast things change. Let me take you back one year.... I was told I was mostly ...
The nightmare after Christmas
I woke up last night from a nightmare in a cold sweat. In my nightmare I had either forgot to take my medication, or I had taken the wrong medication. Only someone who has continuing health problems has nightmares like that... I swear. I am meant to be back at work today (just my design job) ...
The day the snow came to Queenstown
My creativity has left the building! With two new branding briefs sitting on my desk the best I can manage at the moment is doodling - not particularly helpful. So I thought I would procrastinate and tell you another story - this one isn't about me. After a few relaxing days (where I also caught the ...
Welcome home….
Its 11 days since we arrived back in Australia. 11 very long, hard days. I expect people to read this critically – again who could possibly want to live somewhere other than “the lucky county”? Monday the 29th of August was my first day back at work… I tried to be positive. I got up and ...