Category Archives: Family
Grateful for Endometriosis Awareness Month
As this is the last day of Endometriosis Awareness Month, I wanted to take a few moments to reflect: My surgery on 2nd March found no active Endometriosis. OK, I have to say that I’m unhappy with a new diagnosis … Continue reading
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Filed under Dysmenorrhoea, Employment, Endometriosis, Family, Fibroids, Laparoscopy, pain management, Relationships
My fourth laparoscopy
I was the fourth on the list on Friday. The wait was pretty unbearable so when the anaesthesiologist finally arrived and said I was next, I asked if there was a way that I could get away from the place … Continue reading
Filed under Endometriosis, Family, Fibroids, Laparoscopy, pain management, Smear Tests
Happy Christmas!
This entry will be a bit on the graphic side – for which I apologise in advance. The first day of my last period was 27th August. I have managed to keep the menses at bay by taking my birth … Continue reading
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Filed under Birth Control Pill, Endometriosis, Family, Menstruation, pain management, Period, Sleep
So Tired
I could easily miss a step, fall over like a tree in the forests and be asleep half-way to the floor. I didn’t sleep well Thursday night. The past few days I’ve had problems with what Helios calls “defecation frenzy”. … Continue reading
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I was at home on Thursday night while Helios was at a Quiz Night with his work. I took the opportunity to do a bit of tidying. I walked from the bathroom to the kitchen and felt a crunch under … Continue reading
Autumn Arrived
The beginning of this past week was unseasonably warm. I wore a dress to work – no cardigan, jacket or other warm clothing required. Then it rained overnight on Wednesday and the temperatures have plummeted. The heating is on in … Continue reading
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Filed under Dreams, Employment, Endometriosis, Family, PCOS, Sleep, Stress
Head Cold
After Dad died I’ve thrown myself into work and (unsurprisingly) within a month I’ve got a nasty head-cold. It started with a fever and being unable to breathe. Saturday night I slept on the sofa – so I could get … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Relationships, Stress
Accepting Suffering
Even before my father’s death I have been rethinking a lot of things. I still consider myself a Christian but have found comfort with Buddhism. So many people question God and ask “Why me?” – which is understandable if you … Continue reading
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Filed under Family, Memories, Philosophy, Relationships
A more innocent time… 11th September 2011
I grew up in the Midwest United States. It’s a flat region. The land is flat – like a piece of paper. Indeed, it could be considered to be flatter thanNorwich! The land is vast and featureless. There the farmers … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Memories, Nationality, Philosophy
Let it be
It was just over a week before I was born when my Dad’s brother died in a car accident. Because I never knew Uncle T, I could only surmise what he was like. I was too young to know what … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Memories, Philosophy
