What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?
I have been in a funk for quite a while and to be honest, it has taken all my energy in self care just to keep afloat. We are coming up to 5 years post amputation and an interesting pattern has emerged.
Continue reading “Self care strategies that keep me afloat”It is well known that a total knee replacement is one of the most commonly documented lower limb joint replacements – but what do you actually know about hip and ankle replacements?
Continue reading “A potted history of lower limb joint replacements”Lately, I’ve been gently reminding myself that joy doesn’t always arrive with a grand entrance. Sometimes, it shows up in quiet ways—through chance conversations, small wins, or a new dress that makes you feel like yourself again. This post is a collection of those small but meaningful moments that found me, even on the harder days.
Continue reading “Little joys I have noticed lately”I have had a lot of thoughts lately about life, age, ageing, and the like. Some are just snapshots of a life lived, some are wonderingly about the life still to be lived.
Continue reading “Thoughts on growing old: where did that time go?”Apologies for not having written a blog recently, or regularly recently. Although I do try to keep things real, sometimes you just do not want to talk about, or write about the dark times. Everyone has them. The problem with social media is that we see the false positives everyone chooses to pump out. We then run the risk of assuming everyone else’s life is better than our own. trust me, it probably isn’t.
Continue reading “Dealing with stress: life according to ME.”
