The Domino Affect

What are the symptoms of a thyroid problem? Its funny how one little butterfly shaped gland has a massive domino affect on not only your body but your life as a whole. I'll admit I knew nothing about the thyroid until after my diagnosis, although looking back I can't help but realise how much it … Continue reading The Domino Affect →

All Thyroid, Everything!

I want to take a moment to acknowledge that January is Thyroid Disease Awareness Month. I think this is so great because it's a lot more common than we think and it's just not recognised enough. In the UK 15 in every 1,000 women and 1 in 1,000 men suffer from under active thyroids and … Continue reading All Thyroid, Everything! →

You’re Stuck With Me Forever

Let's be honest we all need a friend don't we, to be there for the best times but also the awful dark ones. I feel very lucky to say I have a good couple of those including my thyroid sister, Eimhear. For those of you who don't know how to pronounce her Irish name, trust … Continue reading You’re Stuck With Me Forever →

You’ve Got A Friend In Me

Coping with the fact that you’ve got a chronic illness can be quite hard sometimes. Even though I have a lot of support that I’m grateful for, it can be very frustrating when they don’t quite understand the illness or what it entails. Dealing with it at the start was quite hard and to be … Continue reading You’ve Got A Friend In Me →

Rising Above The Storm

My heart is heavy. I'm sad, I'm angry and I'm shocked. I can't believe how cruel this world we live in can be. A couple of weeks ago now, within just two days, I had heard the news of a much loved presenter and a friend of friends had taken their own life. The fact … Continue reading Rising Above The Storm →

No Rain No Flowers 🌸 🌺 🌼

Real Time Post I've been struggling for a little while with my health again and if I'm honest I'm starting to let it affect me. Usually I'm okay and I can make jokes about how I'm always at the doctors or how my body is broken but recently it's been getting to me. Writing about … Continue reading No Rain No Flowers 🌸 🌺 🌼 →

First Appointments

Hi everyone! So as I said in my last post, I finally got my gastroenterology appointment. I was so nervous to go and didn't really know what to expect, especially as my blood test from the doctors came back negative. When I was called in, the Doctor was so nice and really understood how I … Continue reading First Appointments →

Keeping Positive

Hi Everyone! So for today's post I'm gonna pick up where I left off in my journey with getting digonsed. I know I haven't touched on the underactive thyroid yet but bare with me I'm getting there. So after I got home from A&E thats when I did all that research and found out all … Continue reading Keeping Positive →

More About Coeliac Disease

Hey everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I posted last. I feel like there is so much more I could talk about with coeliac disease but I've tried to narrow it down to some facts that I thought were quite interesting and useful to know about. Firstly coeliac disease affects 1 in 100 people … Continue reading More About Coeliac Disease →

Coeliac Disease

Hi everyone! I thought I'd use this post to explain a little bit about what coeliac disease actually is. When I came home from the hospital I did a bit of research to see what it was all about and if it could be a valid explanation. Coeliac disease is defined as a disease in … Continue reading Coeliac Disease →