©Jenny Harrod 2019
Well, it has been an eventful few weeks, including a couple of falls and an abnormal blood test that has concerned my Neurologist enough to request a Liver Ultrasound Scan - one of my MS Nurses called to let me know earlier today. Of course it might be said that anything Him-in-the-shed can do I can…
Well, I can't believe it but I have now had Hettie the Skoda Yeti for 3 years. I get to choose a new car from Motability every 3 years as I receive the Higher Rate Mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP). I am eligible for it because my mobility is often limited due to my MS.
…Wow, how did that happen? Three years have flown past and this Autoblography website (that I had forgotten about) came back to, well, haunt me isn't really the term I need.
I received an email out of the blue from a lady called Selina from the British Science Museum regarding some Iron Lung Ventil…
Hello, yes I am still here and alive and well (sort of!)
At the end of 2009 and part way through my 50th year I posted the following blog post. I don't imagine any of you will have been with me since then but you never know. In my next post I will update you on what if any progress I have made ov…
At last I finished my round the island swim. It took 82 sessions to do the 65 miles but the Swim Britain site didn't even offer the chance of printing off a certificate. I would have liked that, it would have been evidence of my achievement. Never mind the record stays on the website.
Well, since I last blogged a couple of things have happened. I applied for a job as a Service Co-ordinator with the British Red Cross and actually got called for interview. OK I didn't get the job but the very fact that I was interviewed helped me to realise I have skills and knowledge that could p…
I have had some thoughts, well, after some discussion with my Diabetes Nurse at the Surgery and my MS Nurse and Continence Nurses at the hospital, and I have decided to hold on to my registration for one more year. It has been suggested that I would be an ideal triage nurse to work at the NHS 111 hu…
Just a quick post to say I saw another specialist Nurse today for the delights of a bladder scan.
A recent issue is that of urinary urgency with occasional incontinence, I know I'm sorry if you are eating your tea! It is a problem a lot of ladies suffer from not just those with Multiple Sclerosis -…
Well, I had my appointment with the new island Neurologist on the 23rd September. Apparently my left leg is weaker than my right and I have nystagmus in my left eye. As I have had no specific relapses since 2012 but residual symptoms he said I was now moving into Secondary Progressive MS from Relaps…
Well it has finally happened - the momentous decision to no longer renew my registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council when it is due in November, and officially call myself retired. It is breaking my heart to do so as it means that I can longer be employed in any capacity as a qualified Nu…
Well, I am still swimming 'around the island' and until the school holidays started I was going 3 times a week. I never thought that I could enjoy exercise but miss not being able to go swimming when the pool is full of children, either islanders or holidaying 'grockles'.
To this end I have now sta…
Hello, remember me? Yes, me, the Head above the crowds!
I know, I know, this is no way to run a blog but I have been busy (I think). Since the last post, no I have not taken up the bugle, but I have done a few new things.
As well as continuing to volunteer in the shop I set up the Isle of Wight M…
Well, so much has happened since I left my job - then again maybe not. I have somehow found myself co-erced in to 'working' a shift at our local MS centre and charity shop as well as setting up a Facebook page for the Branch. The shop is extremely busy and I admit I am at times overwhelmed by peopl…
Well that's it I officially left on 6th July. I have done my 2 weeks notice (well not exactly as I have been off sick as still have no feeling in my feet!).
No leaving present, not even a card - just a short email saying they thank me for my "efforts" over the last two years and wish me luck in r…
Just when I thought I had escaped Dad's death without having a relapse this one hit like a bus. We have been in Isleham stopping at one of the riverside lodges - a lovely tranquil location. However, when we went to see my Mum for the first time in a year I was so shocked - she was so much frailer th…
It is with great regret and sadness that I now have to report the sad death of my Auntie Rita, she was my Dads older sister and the last survivor of that generation dying in Addenbrookes hospital exactly a week after he did. She had been ill for some time following a hip operation and needed ventil…
On the 17th March 2012 my Dad died.
As a child I was so proud of him, he was a policeman in the days when they were respected and had some authority. He was the first police 'white knight' in Cambridgeshire, leading a team of four patrolling the county fighting crime and controlling traffic. He …
Well here I am, still alive and out the other side of the relapse.
Have actually had a busy few weeks and it has taken me a while to recover.
Had just got over the worst of the relapse when we went on our Canary Island Cruise, well, I say Canary Island, in actual fact the nearest we got was Madeir…
Well, here I am again still in relapse and if anything with even worse symptoms. This is the first bad relapse I have had since my diagnosis in 2003 and is following the same sequence of symptoms (except my fingers and hands/arms are not currently any worse than normal)
I am still wearing the wrong…
Well, I suppose it had to happen.
Just as I was getting life back on track and recovering from my recent bout of depression. WHAM - my first major MS relapse struck with a vengeance.
It started on Monday evening when my feet were tingling and painful, much more so than usual. Hubby put it …
Sal
August 18, 2014
Hallooooo! I love the background colours - so soothing for my dyslexic eyes! I love the poem too - she's very talented! I'm so glad you're doing this - I'm sure it'll help a lot of people. xxx
