I don’t know about you, but for me, there is just something about fundraising that makes me feel whole. And when I see people fundraising...

As you may know, May is National Arthritis Awareness Month and this year’s campaign, launched by Versus Arthritis, is The Painful Truth....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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....

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...

Hi again! Quick preface: I’m going to split this post into two parts – one part focussing on connections to arthritis and the other...

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...

What do you think of when someone says bad hands? Or, more specifically, arthritic hands? The majority of the time, the mention of...

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...

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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...

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...

A Balancing Act. Finding the balance is a tricky business - whether it’s finding the balance between educating yourself and obsessing, or...