Category: Health
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AccessAble – 15 Tips for Planning an Accessible Day Out with Kids
Good morning! As you may know, I am an AccessAble Ambassador and last week i wrote a blog post with my top tips for planning an accessible day out with your kids! I’d love for you to go over and have a read – and hopefully you find it really useful. It can be both…
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Ostomy 101 – Salts Confidence BE Baseplate Change
So if you have followed me for a while now you will know I use the Salts Confidence BE bags for my ileostomy and love them. However, my latest delivery had a bit of a surprise in store for me – the baseplate of my bags looked different – eek!
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Travelling With Chronic Illness – The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme
Good morning and happy Friday – it is almost the weekend! Many people are looking forward to their upcoming Summer getaways, but unfortunately for people with chronic illnesses, this isn’t always the case. Travelling can add an extra set of worries to your list of things to deal with when you are disabled or chronically…
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Setting Up The Emergency Contact Information on Your I-Phone
So at the beginning of the year I went to the dark side – I ditched my trusty Samsung’s and upgraded to an I-Phone! I am pretty terrible with all forms of technology and am still now getting used to it, but Tom recently showed me this nifty little hack and I think it is…
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Mental Health Monday – Guest Post – The 5 Most Serious Effects of Drug Addiction on Family
Today’s Mental Health Monday post is from a guest writer and all about the impact of drug addiction – not just on the person with the addiction, but their family too.
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Featured in: Apartment Guide – 10 Expert Tips To Help You Build A Sick Day Kit
Check out the recent Apartment Guide article The Spoonie Mummy was featured in!
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Ostomy 101 – How I Keep The Skin Around My Stoma Healthy
One issue that many people struggle with is keeping the skin around their stoma happy and healthy. Constantly being covered and having an adhesive baseplate put on and ripped off regularly can create a number of skin issues for ostomates. I am very lucky to have never experienced any particularly serious infections or skin problems…
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Ostomy 101 – Drunk In Charge Of A Stoma
Please note – I am not medically trained and am sharing tips and things I have learnt through personal experience. If you have a concern please consult your stoma nurse or doctor Tuesday was my birthday and tomorrow night I am heading out with some family and friends for drinks and dancing – I can’t…
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