I hope you are all over the Halloween activities of yesterday. To be honest I just put a bowl of sweets on my doorstep and let the kids help themselves. Certainly saves getting up and down to the door for hours!
Surely the best part of Halloween being over is …
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So here is the saga of the disability walker, in full detail.
I waited in for the domiciliary visit which was supposed to be 3pm.
By 3.30pm I decided to ring the single access number again to ask how late the visit was going to be.
Well, my previous telephone …
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Well, I’ve been missing in action for a couple of months, and I haven’t even got a note from my mother! 😃 To be honest I’ve been burning the candle at both ends, 🤣🤣 living life, and to heck with counting spoons. 😟
In June I had a holiday booked …
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Hello everyone, sorry this is a wee bit late, it should technically be the April Blog. I do have a good excuse, although not a note from my mother.
I am a first-time Granny as of 18th April, to a beautiful little boy called Ellis. Of course, I am smitten, …
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My Hiatus Hernia and Healthy Eating Change
by DGMEFM Network Member
I’m used to making big life changes when it comes to my health. My body can be so sensitive to abnormalities.
Sadly I felt it would be easier to die than managing the acute pain from two stupid gallstones. …
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I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia for 12 years now, and during that time I have used quite a few different medications. At first, I found that I would accept anything which had the ability to give me my old life back, or so I wished. So painkillers were my …
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Many DGMEFM Members have lived experiences of Self Managing their Chronic Pain
Chronic pain impacts more than just the body. We know that for people living with pain, raising concerns about wider aspects of health in appointments with their health-care professional is not always easy and their concerns and worries do …
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We’re rattling on through these months at a fair rate of knots. Time flies when you have lots of articles to write eh?
On the Facebook page, we had a bit of a discussion about drama series and box sets, either on the tv, catch up, or DVD. Well, I …
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This month has been an absolute scorcher across our region until the social distancing restrictions were lifted… then we got overnight frost, snow, and rain. Typical! Most of our members have been enjoying the weather, either basking in the warmth or getting a bit of gardening done. I had some …
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Welcome to all our new members this month. Feel free to attend the monthly meetings as its a good way to meet, discuss symptoms and basically get a break from the norm.
Any crafty people out there who would be willing to show off their hobbies and maybe show the …
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