Pregnancy with chronic illness was never going to be easy—but I couldn’t have predicted just how physically and emotionally intense it would be. From early hyperemesis to multiple infections, hospital stays, and medication challenges, this is my honest story of navigating pregnancy with PoTS, lupus, chronic migraine, a catheter and EDS! It’s not medical advice—just my experience, shared in case it helps someone else feel a little less alone.

(Note: This is not medical advice—just my personal experience, shared in the hope it might help someone else on a similar path. I also...

Jaw pain used to always be blamed on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), the hinge like connection that allows the lower part of the jaw...

Heat therapy is when any sort of heat is used to help manage pain in the body on its own or in combination with analgesics.

Everyone’s experience of Migraine is different which is why no one form of exercise will be right for everyone and for some exercise can..

I get so many messages about this, both about the exercises I post specifically and workouts in general with chronic illness.

I was going to name this 'crap I buy' but that seems mean to these products that make such a big difference to me!

My 2.5 year journey with prednisone sharing the side effects, how it effected me and how I finally managed to get off devils tic tacs!

From shouting 'these are her laxatives' to trying to explain what a catheter is..here are my tips and airport adventures!

I put together a blog post sharing my experience of colonic irrigation so far.

It is only until I have had a break of appointments (3 whole weeks it was heaven) have I realised just how much the constant visits to...

When the foot works well it is amazing. It co-ordinates over 26 bones, 30 joints and 100 soft tissues to work in the right order at the...

I’ve always been a 'wiggler' as I never could sit still. I was told off by my Nana who said I will never be a ‘lady’ if I don’t stop...

If you google 'diets for chronic illness' or 'autoimmune disease diets' you are flooded with pages saying - insert diet name- is THE diet...

I have started seeing a pain psychologist because I felt my resilience of pain, medical procedures, infections and chronic illness life ba

"Pain is really strange" (S. Haines, 2015) When I was 13 I had my first experiences of 'chronic pain'. I had injured my ankle, and then...

I think when it comes down to exercising with chronic illness you have to look at your mindset. I know for me its no longer "ooh can I be mo

Anniversaries of significant events or the death of a loved one leads to that date forever marked in your brain. Each year that passes...

They make me feel like it was ME that chose to take these tablets. Like I thought, "Ooo you know what I fancy, steroids; that round fat face

It's no coincidence once something goes 'wrong' many things follow. Most chronic illnesses overlap or many are connected even if it is not..