My recovery through the 100 Days of Healthy was always intended to be as much an inner healing as a road back to good eating and fitness practices. I suppose […]

I have been around medicine long enough to have a deep seated feeling, if not opinion or knowing, that there is no real cure for anything in life. There are […]

As part of my university studies I sometimes have a loose spot to fill. I try to fit in relevant topics or fields of interest that will support, however indirectly, […]

As Jessie is awash with exams and health concerns, the upkeep of writing turns to her mother. 

The biggest cause for concern with many diseases and bodily ailments is the pain that comes with it. I have not heard of any illness that does not manifest itself in some type of pain at some points, even if it is only discomfort-style pain. The issue with pain is the treatment/management of pain. On-going pain requires on-going pain treatment/ management plan. Many autoimmune diseases present with on-going pain of a strength which requires localised and specific pain management medicines. The two most common permanent and low-risk medications are mentioned below.

Just quietly, last weekend was uncomfortably full of various activities. Not only did I say goodbye to my darling Polly, but I also had my father visiting whilst he attended […]

I hear all too frequently the sad stories of parents with adult children who suffer from chronic illnesses like myself. Unlike myself these other children have pushed their parents away and maintained a solid, heart-breaking barrier between the two. It shames me to admit this is something I can understand only to well how and why this happens.