Living with pain daily is life for millions of people throughout the world. We wake up with it. Go to sleep with it. It’s there, affecting everything we do in life. Chronic pain is common. It’s not a rare condition that few people know about. However, it is a condition…
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A Wee Catch-Up – It’s Been a While
Hi Everyone. I haven’t blogged for such a long time so I think it’s time for a wee catch-up. I hope you are all as well as you possibly can be. Last year, I told you that I was taking a blogging break to focus on myself. I don’t think…
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Look Forward With Enthusiasm – Happy New Year
Happy New Year to everyone. I am sending you my very best wishes and hope you have better health and lots of happiness. Hopefully, good things happen for you in 2024 and I truly hope that you can look forward with enthusiasm despite your pain or chronic health condition. I…
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Wave Health App Symptom Tracker – Review
I was contacted a few weeks ago by Wave Health to ask if I would consider using and reviewing their health-tracking app. The Wave Health App was created after one of the company’s founders was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The app was initially created specifically for people undergoing cancer treatment….
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It’s Important to Focus on Ourselves Sometimes
I’ve not been blogging much lately. In fact, it’s over two months since I last published a post and I have been somewhat absent on social media and on my trigeminal neuralgia support group too. In the past, that would have driven me nuts. But this time it hasn’t. In…
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100 Small Things That Make My Day Better
I’m a great believer that the small things in life are actually the things that matter most. And that’s especially so when living with chronic health conditions. Life with chronic pain and illness can feel overwhelming. Sometimes everything seems so bleak that it can feel as though there isn’t anything…
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Life With Pain – One Small Step at a Time
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”Neil Armstrong Everyone probably recognises that quote by Neil Armstrong when he stepped onto the moon in 1969. I believe he misjudged when he called it a small step. To me, that was a monumental leap. I know what small steps…
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Review of the Walkstool – Ideal if You Live With Pain
A few weeks ago, my husband was watching a YouTube video and came across something he thought would be good for me – the Walkstool which is a lightweight folding stool with telescopic legs. I watched the video with him and agreed that it would be really good for me….
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“Learn to Live With the Pain” Is That Really the Best Advice From a Doctor?
Chronic pain affects every aspect of life—relationships, work, mental health, and finances. Despite its profound impact, many people are told to simply “learn to live with it.” But is that really the best advice? 43% of the UK Population Lives With Chronic Pain If you’re a regular reader of my…
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The Chronic Pain Couple – Really Helpful Book by Karra Eloff
I was recently contacted by a publishing company to ask if I would be interested in reading and reviewing a self-help book. The title, “The Chronic Pain Couple”, intrigued me so I said yes. They emailed me a link so I could download a copy of the book free of…