Life updates, chronic illness journal
I haven’t written anything on my blog for so long. But I wanted to update u all on what is going on. Yesterday I turned 20 yayyy!! You...
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Journey to simple joy
Amy Kinnings- Smith
Jun 252 min read
The gods/the doctors
When you walk through into a doctor's office, you can get several types of doctors. The first one is often the one we all wish for, the...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Jun 132 min read
Dreams and battle cry
When I am older I want a house with a garden with a table where I can write at. I want it to be a safe space for my children and their...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Apr 222 min read
Weekly update: have they found out whats wrong finally?
I think this has actually been more than a few weeks so apolgises about that, I have been busy with an exciting new job with the uni, and...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Apr 27 min read
Weekly update: anxiety, starting to feel better, false hope? dreams, appointments
I am starting to feel better, I had a little set back on friday, with some blood in my pop again. But now I am gradually starting to feel...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Mar 274 min read
Weekly update: flare up, easter weekend
I have spent all week, looking for relief. I have scrolled through amazon, facebook support groups, hoping to find some magic pain...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Mar 272 min read
Stages of grief 2022
I vivably remeber being sat on my friends bed as she and another friend, discuss there family history of ailments. They were discussing...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Mar 194 min read
Weekly update: physio, hospital appt, flare up? Or something else
Recently I was watching an old documentary about Chronic Faitgue, featuring the golden girls. And in it they describe it how original a...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Mar 173 min read
The cloud of fatigue
When you crash, you crash. The fatigue comes down on you like some falling rocks. Trapping you under. It’s funny it’s hard to imagine...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Mar 104 min read
International Women's day
On this day, I was thinking of all the women around the world who feel like they are going crazy or are being told they are crazy by...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Feb 112 min read
The clinic
In and out people come from the doctors office We all wait sitting on green plastic chairs And the nurses greet us taking our orders for...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Feb 14 min read
Tumours and other things
Its funny how used to being sick I now am. A year ago if you would of asked me I would of said how I hoped this was all a nightmare that...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Jan 92 min read
The waiting room
I play with my nails I notice a chip on them Im going to have to get them done soon I wonder what colour I will get? In the waiting room...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Jan 93 min read
The sun and me are enemys
I get really ill from being out in the sun or to be honest any form of uv lights. No one really knows why yet, I have been referred to...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Sep 28, 20233 min read
Next steps
As some of you will know I dropped out of my uni course last year after a couple of weeks due to loads of different reasons. I had really...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Apr 16, 20232 min read
My top ten advice for chronically ill people
1. people are going to have alot of opinions, tell them to fuck off I wish I did that more often. Or do what I do is tune it out Stand up...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Mar 11, 20233 min read
Why acceptance with chronic illness is so important?
Im doing much better now and no my health isnt better, in fact you could argue its worse. But everything feels managable I have a good...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Feb 3, 20234 min read
Its not a set back its a re-direction
When I first realised how sick I had got, I was in disbelief about how sick I had got. All summer I had tried to think my way out of it,...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Jan 8, 20237 min read
Accepting your reality
I recently had a bad experience with a doctor, though it was good news that he doesn't think there is anything structural wrong with my...
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Amy Kinnings- Smith
Dec 7, 20224 min read
My mind and me- Selena Gomez documentary
The pain and epsiodes come in waves, that Im still trying to ride out. One minute Im smiling and laughing living in the moment with only...
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