Journal of a Back Pain Sufferer Thursday 29th February
The weather recently is enough to make anyone depressed. I certainly cannot wait for some more sunny days and take advantage of any sunshine we have at the mome
Raise Awareness for Rare Disease Day - 29th February 2024…
Rare Disease Day - 29th February 2024 - Raising awareness and generating change for the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease, their families
Health Awareness Days/Weeks and for the Month of March 2023
SIGN LANGUAGE WEEK 18th-24th March - SLW is a flagship awareness week for BSL and ISL, celebrated every year in March to commemorate the first time BSL was ackn
10 Reasons Why Housework is Good for Your Health…
Love it or hate it, housework has to be done regularly but they are now saying it is also good for your health. 1.Housework can count as an exercise (well I alr
Journal of a Back Pain Sufferer Friday 16th February 2024
It's been over a week since I have written my journal after going down hill after my recent MRI. I finished my third lot of antibiotics and I hope this has fina
How to Create a Chill and Read Zone in Your Home for Your Mind, Body & Soul…
It has been proven to help your mind body and soul to have a quiet space to read in and the smallest of corners in a quiet area of your home could easily be cha
Books on Mindfulness Hobbies You Can Enjoy at Home
As I am sure my readers are aware I am a true advocat for hobbies for pain but if you cannot get out to enjoy your hobbies then there are many books to choose f
Journal of a Back Pain Sufferer Tuesday 6th February 2024
A couple of days agao I went for my cervical mri at a hospital about 30 minutes away. It was all soon done, I now just have to wait for the results. We then dec
Journal of a Back Pain Sufferer Tuesday 30th January 2024…
Today I saw my neurosurgeon for a consultation about my neck pain which has been quite bad for a few months. The lung infection and coughing that came with it d
Journal of a Back Pain Sufferer Wednesay 24th January 2024
After two terrible nights with my neck pain and coughing I decided to pop to see my GP yesterday to check the lung infection had cleared as I had finished my tw
Overcome the Blues and Send a Card to a Friend Day on February 7th 2024
With everything that is going on in the world today it is no surprise than many people are feeling low. The dark short and sunless days just add to a feeling of
Journal of a Back Pain Sufferer January 22nd 2024
I started reading the book "The Divided Mind : The Epidemic of Mind Body Disorders" and I must admit after just a few pages where it is explained that most pain
Journal of a Back Pain Sufferer January 18th 2024
After my recent post on hobbies and a 'Journal' app suddenly appearing on my iphone I decided I would start filling it in when I felt I had something to write a
Why Hobbies Can Improve Our Mental Health and Help With Chronic Pain
As I am sure my readers know I am a big advocate of hobbies to help with pain and mental health. Recently I have been unwell with Covid which has left me with a
All Your Health Awareness Days for February 2024
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day, observed on February 14 (Valentines Day) every year, aims to raise awareness and educate people about congenital heart de
A Positive Covid Test to Start the New Year - Not an Ideal Start to 2024
After a lovely Christmas and New Year I started to feel really ill last Friday. There wasn’t a muscle in my body that didn’t hurt and I suspected it was Covid.
Art Therapy - Painting by Numbers
Finding something relaxing to do to take your mind off the Covid situation over the last few months has been quite a challenge. But, as many of my readers know
Fibromyalgia and the Battle for a Correct Diagnosis
They say diagnosing Fibromyalgia is very difficult due to the different tender and painful points you can experience across your body. They are also now taking
Are Your Endless Lists at This Time of Year Causing You Stress and Anxiety?
At this time of year we find ourselves with lists for so many things that are going on in December, but are they causing you more stress and anxiety? Can 'to do
Top Six Books as Gifts for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Sufferers
Fibromyalgia. YOU Have the Power to Heal Yourself! A Remarkable Fibromyalgia Recovery Story Showing that Fibromyalgia is NOT an Incurable Illness by Victoria B.
How to Look After Your Liver Over Christmas and 5 Tips on How to Give it Some Tlc
We all tend to overindulge over Christmas and with the year we have had this year we may be tempted to overdo our drink and eating. The British Liver Trust wrot
10 Health Awareness Days for January 2024
1.DRY JANUARY – 1st-31st January 2024 - About Dry January - It started in 2013 with 4,000 people. It's come a long way since then, with over 100,000 signing up
Warming Gifts for Christmas…
Every little bit of heat for someone in pain can go a long way to help ease the pain. Many sufferers do not know what is available to help ease some of their pa
Top Tips on How to Manage Arthritis Pain
Top tips on how to manage arthritic pain start with... 1. Keeping Active - try and keep as active as possible. Even a little exercise daily can help you stay at