A bit about me – in early 2019, I was about to reach my 51st birthday. As a single working mum of three, I had a busy life, two jobs, six cats, large garden, and I also loved to go out socialising…
In July 2017 I fell ill whilst studying at the University of Nottingham. Initially starting with severe back pain for which I was provided painkillers by the doctors …
The hospital ward was in semi-darkness, only the blueish hue of the night lights enabled me to make out the shapes of the other beds and medical paraphernalia …
The week before this date, everything was normal. I was doing Spin classes at my local leisure centre and was over half way through my training for my run in the Great South Run and pleased with myself as I had…
My journey began in April 2013. I was a stay at home mummy with my two beautiful boys, and William my partner. I was healthy at thirty five weeks pregnant, excitedly looking forward to the birth of our daughter who we had already…
I have been invited to share with other gain4all readers my experience of CIDP over the past two years. I am in practice, as I recently gave an hour-long telephone interview to…
My story starts on New Year’s Eve 2011/2012. Since before Christmas, I had a persistent head cold and I didn’t seem to be able to shake it. On this particular Saturday (31st), I had been feeling unwell…
My story starts on New Year’s Eve 2011/2012. Since before Christmas, I had a persistent head cold and I didn’t seem to be able to shake it. On this particular Saturday (31st), I had been feeling unwell…
Jasmine Dawood (Age 6) suffered from GBS in November 2013 when she was 3 years old; it was the most frightening time of her life (and her mum’s). What started as a chest infection quickly developed into GBS and she lost all…
I did the Yorkshire Three Peaks on Saturday 6th October. I began my walk in Horton- On- Ribblesdale at a very dark and dreary 06:00 in the morning. There were plenty of other walkers around at that time; however it…
After nervously setting off from York house at 8:00am it all started out as a nice flat ride but everything chnaged after lunch, we were then riding hill after hill with the steepest gradient..