Crossfitting, pancreas acting, single mum to three
It is rare I get a day with only one of my trio, and when it is my youngest, the request is always the same. “Can we go to Beamish?” For those who don’t know Beamish is a world-famous open-air museum, telling the story of life in North East England during the 1820s, 1900s, 1940s…
Happy Halloween. A date many diabetic parents dread, especially those with children on injections. We were diagnosed on Halloween, nine years ago. I remember the sad eyes of my other two children asking why we were being rushed into the hospital instead of shopping for costumes and sweets. I remember thinking – we will never trick…
Today is challenged, I am running on about three to four hours sleep, I have a UTI, and a full day of work ahead. I have work to do, and taking time off for a lie down is not an option; I completely understand the need for self care, and as soon as I can…
Have you grieved yet ? These were words said to me by our diabetic nurse, about 3 weeks after diagnosis when we sat in my bungalow having a cup of tea with the smell of insulin in the air. Grieved? In 3 weeks I had bitten nails, not washed hair, eaten only medical books, read…
I am in battle, and I am losing. It is 2.15am – I don’t recall the last time I typed at 2am. Probably during finals week at University all those many moons ago, when I thought I would be able to catch up on sleep in later life. Or maybe when the children were babies…