More than just a bag lady

You may know that me and Hubby really wanted to take the kids abroad this summer. But because of all my hospital admissions and how difficult it was to get travel insurance that dream died a death and we ended up in Whitby. Now don’t get me wrong, I know there’s plenty of people out there that would give their right arm for a weeks holiday anywhere, including Whitby, but for me it felt like I had failed again.  For the last couple of years I had got a bee in my bonnet about us having a holiday of a lifetime in Summer 2023. Both the kids were doing exams which meant that by the end of June they would be finished and we would be free to go away before the prices skyrocketed during school holiday times.  We first talked about going to South Africa as the netball World Cup was taking place and Big Girl said it would be  a dream come true to go. We thought we could team it with a safari and have an amazing time. But when we saw the temperature in July in South Africa we knew t...

Lots of people have been asking me if I’ve heard anything from St Marks after the tests I had done in July. Up until recently the answer was no. But last week I got an email from them to say I had a new appointment letter. When I opened it this is what I saw… I think Hubby is disappointed that it’s so far in the future but at least now we have something in the diary. I think I’m more relaxed because the last few months I’ve been pretty well. If I were in hospital here in Nottingham or at home in agony then I don’t think I would be too pleased at having to wait until February. But as things stand I’m happy to keep hospital appointments to a minimum and enjoy the run of good luck I’m having at the moment.  It does almost seem too good to be true that I’ve been out of hospital for over 2 months and at the back of my mind is that little voice telling me ‘You must be due an admission soon. You never stay out of hospital for too long’. I’m trying to ignore that voice and focus on having ...