When I collapsed in the university library on May 17, I was thunderstruck. To be functioning at a normal rate, and then wake up a day later with little memory […]

I have mentioned often that I have had strokes and seizures, as well as non-specific episodes, as a result of my vasculitis. What I have failed to mention is exactly what happens in these circumstances. To be honest, I only recently was able to find out what all of these reactions were for myself and how to determine which each was and when it was happening. It is only responsible of me now to share that knowledge so that everything is cleared up.

  Everyone goes through phases, fads, changes. So we all know what it is like to reflect on something with the thought “I remember when…”. It is all part of […]

It’s that time of year again. The year is coming to the close. The trees are being decorated and dinners are being planned with family and friends.This is a momentous […]

I have spoken a bit about being treated with Prednisone but I haven’t really explained why or how that happened. I feel I need to really talk about this drug […]

I have been struggling for the last two weeks with a mixture of my circumstances and just everyday life in general. Normal people stuff. I must confess to becoming a […]

The ‘Calm Sick Switch’. When you walk in to a room you may instinctively flick on the light. It doesn’t take much thought if any. You could continue to enter […]

Yes I have been absent minded. I have become distracted by all the pretty lights, so to speak. Let’s be honest, I was sick at the end of last year […]

MYTH: Migraines are headaches MYTH: Migraines are caused by chocolate, alcohol or coffee I freely admit that I am a bit of a thrill seeker in a very strange way. […]

I must confess I have taken a rather large emotional blow over the last week and I have struggled to compile a review of the next stage in my medical […]

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