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Sharing my Rheumatologist appointment
To all my amazing readers, This blog post is slightly different as I have covered it on a video but thought I would also type bits out as...

alidaggett
Apr 12, 20213 min read
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End of an era
A fully-fledged physio. I made it. All the hard work has finally paid off. 14 years of school, 5 years of uni and now for the rest of my...

alidaggett
Mar 28, 20214 min read
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Methotrexate Mondays - A catch-up!
It's just another manic Monday I wish it was Sunday 'Cause that's my fun day My I don't have to run day It's just another methotrexate...

alidaggett
Feb 27, 20213 min read
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That’s a wrap!
2020, what a year … one for the history books, which no-one could have predicted. I sincerely hope that each and every one of you has had...

alidaggett
Dec 31, 20202 min read
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Rest: Expectations vs. Reality
A short post portraying the reality of ‘bedrest’. It sounds lovely to be on strict orders of rest, doesn’t it? When you live with a...

alidaggett
Nov 3, 20203 min read
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A true Gem
I’m writing this at 2.30am, Tuesday the 13th, sat on the floor in the pantry where our Jack Russell bitch, Gemmy is giving birth to her...

alidaggett
Oct 22, 20206 min read
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A typical day… on an important day
Preview: Nights are funny for me – they’re never the same. I’m always dreading the morning to come, feeling threatened by the day ahead....

alidaggett
Oct 12, 20206 min read
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Striking the work/life balance
Apologies for my online absence of late - I’ve been really busy on my 3rd Uni placement at Harrogate Hospital for the past 6 weeks....

alidaggett
Sep 25, 20204 min read
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alidaggett
Sep 23, 20200 min read
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Arthritis through the eyes of my family and friends
Hello all, I hope you’re all keeping well! Quick forward - this post is a little bit different to the ones you’ve read before. As you may...

alidaggett
Jul 25, 202011 min read
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Living that #FarmLife (Part 2)
Hi again! Quick preface: I’m going to split this post into two parts – one part focussing on connections to arthritis and the other...

alidaggett
Jun 26, 20206 min read
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#Farmlife Part 1: Living the dream in God’s own country.
My opinion may be one of bias, but growing up on a farm is hands down the best a kid can ask for. There’s nothing quite like it. I could...

alidaggett
Jun 11, 20206 min read
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Hands have other plans
What do you think of when someone says bad hands? Or, more specifically, arthritic hands? The majority of the time, the mention of...

alidaggett
May 29, 20205 min read
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Forgiveness for my lack of fitness.
Hello! I’m back ... me and my big fat pen (head to the ACCESSORIES page on my website to order yours!) I wanted to spend this time...

alidaggett
May 20, 20207 min read
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Hang on folks ...
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alidaggett
May 8, 20201 min read
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Quarantine Life
I am starting to write this in the pet lamb pen on an early morning. My hands covered in straw, milk and lamb shit. Lambs scrambling all...

alidaggett
May 2, 20205 min read
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Sharing our stories in the hope of a better tomorrow.
How many times have you heard “aren’t you too young for that”? If I had a quid every time that’s been said to me… well, let’s just say I...

alidaggett
Apr 24, 20204 min read
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A BALANCING ACT
A Balancing Act. Finding the balance is a tricky business - whether it’s finding the balance between educating yourself and obsessing, or...

alidaggett
Apr 13, 20204 min read
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Student life as a geriatric.
A few hours of dancing and feeling young again, forgetting about the geriatric life – is it worth the now 7-day hangover? The aching,...

alidaggett
Apr 3, 20204 min read
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EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT
As I write today’s post (by hand first, because I’m old-school), I’m using my big fat pen. It still hurts my hand but compared to a...

alidaggett
Mar 26, 20203 min read
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