Down with the Sickness

the truth about chronic illness

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  • AboutWho am I?  That’s a very good question. So who am I – really?  That’s a remarkably good question – and one I have only just been able to answer myself. I am a daughter, a sister, a friend and a foe.  I am a lover, a fiancè, a home owner and a mortgage holder.  I am an employee, a manager, a marketer and a graphic artist.  I am a gothic, a groupie and occasionally a weirdo.  I am a writer, a reader and my own worst critic.  I am also chronically ill.  I have Ileocolic, stricturing Crohns disease. I was diagnosed with Crohns Disease on the 28th of April 2010 – after a long struggle with bowl obstructions and a history with the disease dating back up to 20 years. Since my dignosis I am desperatly trying to find balance between all these different aspects of me. My history with the disease As I mentioned above – I have only relatively recently found out the name for the sickness which has been my silent companion for many years.  Doctors now believe that I have had the disease since about the age of 7 – when large ulcers started to…
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15Sep 2014

Searching for fulfilment in all the wrong places

By Amanda 15 Sep 2014 0 Health, Life childless, fulfilment, journey, let go, life Permalink

Rejoining the world after such a BIG thing has happened to you that people just don’t get? Not the easiest thing to do….

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13Mar 2014

Mam, I think we’ve found the problem. You’ve broken your abs.

By Amanda 13 Mar 2014 0 Health, Life FTJ, life, Muscle, post op, Return to real life Permalink
The Torn Muscle Conundrum

Mam, I think we’ve found the problem. You’ve broken your abs.

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