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…
Christmas is such a magical time of the year for everyone, but especially children. As children ourselves, we remember the magic and the memories we have with our families, but as parents that magic is reignited once more as we try and recreate those wonderful memories and joy for our own children. There are so…
Spiralling… Put simply it is a bugger. When I was ill with anxiety anything could send me spiralling into the pits of despair. For me, it wasn’t Type 1 fears; I have had great support over the years with Type 1 and my mindset is fully dialled to the positive. But, Talk to me about…
Cornwall is such a great destination for a holiday in the UK, and I have recently returned with my family and wanted to share with you what we got up to. With two teenagers and an almost teenager, you may think that we would struggle to find things we could all do together as a…
