After I wrote a detailed post about my last MRI scan a few people stated that they liked that kind of post and if I had any other procedures to write about those too. So here I am sharing all the secrets to my latest test at the Endoscopy Unit. I had a gastroscopy which is…
Category: health
MRI Scan: The Day Of
I’ve been hella lucky to have two MRI scans (sense the sarcasm?) within six weeks of each other. I usually have at least one per year and have done since I was a teenager, yet they still bother me. I’m claustrophobic and they freak me out; so a few weeks ago I wrote a post…
Worried About an MRI Scan? Tips and Advice
I’ve had MRI scans every year since I was 13; I’m now 30 so I’ve had quite a few. However, because I’m very claustrophobic, I always get anxious before the scan, and sometimes work myself up for a few days before despite knowing what to expect. I had a brain MRI scan a few weeks…
Me, Myself and My Hair, Spoonie Style
I’ve had quite a lot of hairstyles and various colours throughout the years, and I must admit I haven’t always taken the best care of my hair. For some reason unbeknown to me (could it be the faulty collagen with EDS doing me a service?), my hair has consistently looked in good condition and had…
Mental Health Is As Important As Physical Health
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and I wanted to continue the conversation about MH. It’s been a few months since I talked about it, and to be quite honest, I thought I was doing good. Then my physical health took a turn for the worse, and a few things online triggered me and knocked me…
Life Lately: Health and More
I’m always very honest and open on my little corner of the internet, and in odd posts I give away snippets of my life, but I haven’t written an update in quite some time. Alas, all that is about to change.Health I’ve been in a flare for quite a few weeks and not only is…
My First Love, The Ableist
Content Warning: Sex, ableism I’ve been pondering about writing this post for a while and although I’ve wanted to get it out there, I was also really wary about reliving this period of my life as it wasn’t the best. At the time, I thought it was perfect, I believed it was how relationships went…
A Positive Message For New Wheelchair Users
A few weeks ago I shared a post called 6 Acts of Kindness I’m Grateful For As A Disabled Person; in that I talked about a few lovely things that strangers had done for me that had really helped me out and made my day easier, brighter, better. At the end of that post, Caroline from…
BookBeat: Audiobooks On Your Phone
Hi there, my name is Sarah and I like to devour books. I must admit, I love to be surrounded by books, I love buying books, I love the smell and stacking them on my bookshelf, however, I also finding holding a book difficult due to my disability. Not only that but I have trouble…
Favourites from NAIDEX 2017
Last Wednesday I spent the day at the NEC in Birmingham for the NAIDEX exhibition. It was my first time attending and I’ll definitely be going again next year as I had such a good day. I met so many lovely people, saw amazing and innovative products, and spent the day rolling around it awe….