#curveballs, Feeling crap, Life matters, O my world, One of those days

“Should I put down the pen?” – facing the dilemma… when HEALING for one, is HURTING for another…

After my illness, I instinctively knew that words were going to be very significant to how I got through my recovery.  I needed words to feed me hope, light and possibility if I was going to survive mentally and recover emotionally. It wasn’t me wanting to hear medical falsehoods about my future, but it was… Continue reading “Should I put down the pen?” – facing the dilemma… when HEALING for one, is HURTING for another…

Feeling crap, Heart, Hope, Life matters, Parent ponders, Patient journey

HEART FAILURE & MOTHERHOOD… and learning to juggle the two

When you find yourself describing yourself as ‘Thomas the tank engine’ in the morning, and ‘Salty’, the clapped-out engine, in the afternoon, it can mean only one thing, that you’re talking to a child about living with heart failure. We were having a lovely week away, my daughter and I, taking in the beach, visitor… Continue reading HEART FAILURE & MOTHERHOOD… and learning to juggle the two