My Journey

A look at the months ahead with chronic illness & pain using July’s A Chronic Voice link-up prompts on ageing, transforming & …

InvisiblyMe has been nominated for the 10th Wego Health Awards 2021 as a blog on wellbeing, life & chronic illness! Endorsements are …

Another mini break to A&E to hellhole hospital, for another trip I wish I could scrub from my memory. This hospital holiday …

A mini me update, with pandemic ponderings, stoma shenanigans, infusions, migraines, chronic illness & pain musings, & woodland walks.

I’m exempt from Valentine’s Day but there are a few things me & my broken body would like. Spoiler: Post contains no …

In a Q&A interview with Ice Cream Clara, I answer a few questions on beauty, confidence, feeling pretty & body image.

For Ostomy Awareness Day 2020, I’m covering the importance of recognising the unique experience every individual has of stoma life.

A guest post I wrote for Ami on the reality of having multiple chronic illnesses, because some of us are just greedy..!

A recent A&E trip for my stoma due to a twisted small bowel again. Sadly a nightmarish experience.

Coronavirus, at-home UK antibody testing, medical mysteries, my cat & cookies. The cookies are undoubtedly the best bit.

From my experience with a stoma, bladder issues and chronic pain, I can say that navigating disabled public toilets when you have …

A mini personal update with festive photos, some TV and film recommendations, jewellery love, giveaway wins and snuggles with my cat.

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind”. It’s …

A mini me update with healing following my EUA, cat snuggles, a quick Heat Holders gloves review, sneaky squirrels and stoma shenanigans.

An update on my EUA surgery in London and the medical meeting in Bristol, with a little detour to the Clifton Suspension …

A brief update on my upcoming EUA surgery at UCLH and later a medical meeting in Bristol. Queue the panic, stress and …

Sometimes all the stress is for nothing. My EUA at UCLH has been, after so much preparation, postponed again. Lesson learned: stress …

Pass the party poppers & grab a slice of cake. It’s time to talk birthdays, and ageing is one thing we all …

Do you sweat the small stuff, perhaps with too much stress & high anxiety? Here’s a look at why caring less is …

Here I share some of my experience with chronic migraines, postdrome & cluster headaches, plus some useless neurologist appointments.

Fibromyglia life can be strewn with a myriad of frustrations. Here’s a look at just 5 of these challenges when living with …

A mini me update, including a Bloggers Bash nomination, health news, social media updates, birthdays, books, Netflix & hot chocolate galore.

This year, my mother received a sarcastically perfect YouSaidIt card, kindly gifted for this post. They do say it’s the thought that …