Happy New Year! 🥂🍾🥂
I never set any New Year resolutions … what I’ve started doing, especially since my stroke is I switch it round and rather than setting goals, I reflect and remember what I’ve achieved over the past year.
Read More »On 20th December 2019, I came down with a cough, I didn’t think much of it if I’m honest as I always used to come down with things. I actually thought it would last a day and disappear… however it didn’t. I even tried to run on 21st and looked so exhausted – it was a silly idea!
I was on annual leave that week, and was due back on 28th December but I ended up really quite poorly. I couldn’t stop coughing and was so tired. I spent from 20th to Christmas Eve mostly in bed. I went for a meal with my family and another family but remember feeling like I was too ill and telling people to keep their distance because of the cough. On Christmas Day we were at my parents and I think I went to bed around 3pm for a bit. I might have managed a film after that but I can’t remember. I then spent Boxing Day to 28th in bed again. I was so exhausted and still couldn’t stop coughing, I called in sick for the Sunday shift on 28th.
Read More »As I’m writing this, it’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. So it feels like writing this has come at an opportune time.
Recently I made quite a big decision at work…
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🦋 Today was my first day back at work after being furloughed since 4th January when we had to close our doors for the third time and the third time my return to work hasn’t lasted long! 🦋
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Been a while since I last wrote… and the last 2 months of the year didn’t go too smoothly and were a bit bumpy …
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Thursday 29th October is World Stroke Day.
During lockdown I became aware that David Lloyd UK and Stroke Association had a relationship. David Lloyd were doing some videos of exercises for stroke survivors and were also offering “connect and chat” volunteering opportunities for employees for stroke survivors. The idea of calling survivors who might need to chat but in an informal way which could be really beneficial for their emotional wellbeing and just nice as a way to socialise, connect and catch up, especially if they don’t have many friends and family.
Read More »Sooo … when I started writing this I’d just finished my 4th week back at work, but then we went on holiday and I didn’t get round to finishing. If you follow me you’ll know I’m doing a phased return over 8 weeks so I’m half way through and just doing my 5th week now.
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How did my first hours go?
Well, I got emotional having breakfast, I couldn’t really eat anything. I took my time getting ready and I think I felt mentally prepared.
Read More »Nervous, excited, giddy, anxious, apprehensive, overwhelmed, unsure …
These are some of the words to describe how I feel this morning, I’m sure there are plenty more I haven’t thought of. I suppose these are the same feelings when it’s the first time you do anything … any first day at work, going to uni, moving house, having a baby, getting married, etc I felt the same when I used to do dance performances and when I did the sky dive last year.
Read More »I’m starting to write this blog because my return to work after my stroke is imminent…
Work/life balance is something I wasn’t good at … I worked and said yes to everything because that’s who I was, I liked being a “helper” and although I enjoyed it, I don’t know if sometimes it was necessarily the right thing for me. It will be a learning process but after what I’ve experienced, I guess it’s changed my priorities now and my view of the importance of work in my life.
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Chatty Caz 