I don’t know why. Today the grief flows Like thick mud Through my veins I can’t breathe. I feel helpless. Just drawn into the familiar Further and further down the valley Deeper into the woods of darkness Where I find myself in despair I want to cry but there are no tears. Just a silent…
Being Resilient
4 years after my life-changing colostomy reversal surgery
Four years ago, I was heading towards my first ever mothers day. Except, I wasn’t at home, I wasn’t with my family. I wasn’t excited. I was in hospital. Alone, in isolation, fighting off a bug that I’d picked up in ICU while recovering from my colostomy reversal surgery. It feels like such a long…
Will life ever go back to normal?
Things have felt so unfamiliar for the last few weeks as we all try so desperately to find our feet in a world that we don’t recognise. Everything is a struggle. Even the things that used to seem so commonplace. What shall we have for dinner. How will I get through the day. So far…