How to know if your child has Type One Diabetes..... It has been five weeks to the day since twin girl was dramatically rushed into A & E, in five weeks she has injected 140 life saving insulin injections into her arms, legs and tummy. (I also do one in her bottom but she doesn't like me shouting about it, she will no doubt fart on me when I stab her buttocks later for sharing this … [Read more...]
Dec 6, 2012
Why thrush is a girls best friend…….. (how to spot Type One Diabetes in Children)
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Nov 2, 2012
D is for diabetes – forever is a very long time….
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It is 5.39am and it looks like sleep has left me for another woman as my eyes refuse to close and my mind is racing. Two days have passed since the world tiped on its axis once more. The last two days have been a practice for what will become real life, I have new skills, I am now qualified to inject insulin into a sobbing scared girl who is just starting to realise that this isn't going … [Read more...]
Feb 15, 2012
day 3: bay 14
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One thing they never tell you about hospitals is that they exist outside of time. One minute in the real world is about a day in hospital land; so consequently BB and I have been living in Bay 14 for years and years. The nurses must take some kind of drug to protect themselves from the time tear that occurs in here as they all look younger, slimmer and much fresher than I do. … [Read more...]
Nov 7, 2011
Epilepsy: BB’s Secret World….
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Her eyes became fixed, her face relaxed and somewhere inside her small, perfectly formed little head her mind wandered off casually for a moment or two. Taking BB to her secret place that only her and her epilepsy know about. A smile broke out upon my face, for the first time knowing my daughter was having an epileptic absence made me happy. A … [Read more...]
Jul 17, 2011
I thought they were over, I was wrong
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BB had another seizure; Its astonishing really how quickly you can adjust to living with a condition. My heart raced but not as fast as the first time, my eyes leaked but not as long and not as hysterical as before. … [Read more...]
Jun 16, 2011
Miscarriage: A Crack in My Heart….
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The day I missed a miscarriage... It was 2009, it was a Friday, the weather was unremarkable, neither hot nor cold with no wind to blow the petals off the roses in the garden. I was almost thirteen weeks pregnant with my third baby, I had turned a corner and left the exhaustion, the nausea and the love affair with my toilet bowl behind in the first trimester. … [Read more...]
Mar 14, 2011
bb goes back to hospital
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Logically I shouldn't be worried about tomorrow; my rational mind tells me BB is not in any danger and is in the best possible place. I also know quite clearly that I am incredibly lucky to have such a beautiful healthy daughter who has to live with a small condition. But I do feel a bit wobbly, I would be telling a bit of an untruth if I were to say I wasn't feeling more than a bit scared about … [Read more...]
Feb 16, 2011
one for the baby record book: first time in an ambulance…
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Chaos, with a bit of excitement thrown in, mixed up with a spoonful of hyperactivity and you get twin boy's mood at school pick up today. Hard enough to handle on a normal day but when you are en route to hospital its a bloody nightmare. BB had her longest fit to date today which was rather scary (sense my radical understatement here). I am clearly super mum as I dealt with it remarkably well, … [Read more...]
Jan 23, 2011
electronically tagged!
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Beautiful baby and I are on day release, we can leave the hospital during the day and can wander around berkshire freely but as the sky turns dusky and bb's eyelids start to droop we have to head back to the ward before we turn into pumpkins. I imagine this is what life must be like if you are electronically tagged, but without the naughty pleasure of committing a crime. I have to honest it was … [Read more...]
Jan 22, 2011
The ‘h’ plan – guaranteed to shed the lbs
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I have discovered a new diet. Its called the 'H plan', it really works although some consider it extreme. Basically you need to have a child in hospital, the nauseating worry means you don't feel like eating half the time and when you do feel a bit peckish the NHS cooking can manage to curb your appetite. Although in saying this, baby beautiful can't seem to get enough of the meals here, … [Read more...]
