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Book Review – Brace Yourself by S. E. Smart
View recipe: Book Review – Brace Yourself by S. E. SmartAD | Gifted Good morning and happy hump day! I was recently contacted by Sarah on Twitter (@BraceYourselfSS) who asked if I would be interested in reviewing her new book. She describes it as a work of fiction, based on her own experiences, and the main character lives with chronic illnesses including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia…
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9 Vitamins & Supplements I Use and Recommend
View recipe: 9 Vitamins & Supplements I Use and RecommendAD ] Post contains gifted items The week of March 11th sees the beginning of Nutrition and Hydration Week This week is an annual event which aims to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration locally, nationally and globally. I have previously written posts about hydration as this is especially…
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The Hospital Diaries Days 10 to 13 – Wednesday to Saturday
View recipe: The Hospital Diaries Days 10 to 13 – Wednesday to SaturdayHappy weekend everyone – I really hope you are all enjoying yours more than I am stuck in here. Update Unfortunately my potassium and now also magnesium levels are still crashing into my boots so I am constantly having to be hooked up to drips as well as take supplements to keep my body functioning.…
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International Women’s Day 2019
View recipe: International Women’s Day 2019Good morning and happy Friday. Today is a change from the hospital diaries and back to a bit of blogging which is lovely! I do apologize that these may not be as visually appealing as normal posts but I’m having to use my phone while in hospital. What is International Women’s Day? International Women’s Day…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 8 & 9 – Monday & Tuesday
View recipe: The Hospital Diaries Day 8 & 9 – Monday & TuesdayI’m at the point of losing track of days and it seems to be suddenly flying by. Each day sort of mingles into one as it gets so repetitive and a mixture of tests, medication, pain and sleep. Gastroscopy Test On Monday I had my first ever gastroscopy test – where the camera goes down…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 6 & 7 – Saturday/Sunday
View recipe: The Hospital Diaries Day 6 & 7 – Saturday/SundayWeekends in hospital are generally the worst. Unless there is a plan in place to go home, nothing much happens unless there is an emergency. Stanley Stoma seems to have woken up which is good so they are pretty satisfied that the CT which showed no kinks or blockages along my small intestine was correct.…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 4 & 5 – Thursday/Friday
View recipe: The Hospital Diaries Day 4 & 5 – Thursday/FridaySo apologies for not having caught you all up yesterday but it’s not been a great couple of days and I’m sure you understand. The pain and nausea/vomiting have become pretty relentless and even the medication isn’t relieving my symptoms to the point of comfortable at the moment for the most part. Update So far…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 3 – Wednesday
View recipe: The Hospital Diaries Day 3 – WednesdayToday wasn’t a good day for me, my pain and nausea/vomiting certainly ramped up. Doctors Rounds I didn’t see my normal consultant as she isn’t on the ward this week but the doctor I saw today was lovely. He was worried as my ostomy output is extremely slow and my abdomen is very distended so…
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