https://www.smilingclare.co.uk Living Life, Within the Limits of Chronic Illness Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:02:14 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-icon2-32x32.jpg https://www.smilingclare.co.uk 32 32 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2018/05/13/13-years-with-me/ https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2018/05/13/13-years-with-me/#respond Sun, 13 May 2018 09:11:00 +0000 I can’t believe today marks 13 years since I got diagnosed. Yes it is May 13th and my 13th ME-versary! A day of mixed emotions remembering the feeling of relief that day 13 years ago at finally getting a diagnosis, of someone saying they know what’s wrong. Then as the years have passed I’ve realised […]

The post 13 Years with ME first appeared on Smiling Clare.]]> https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2018/05/13/13-years-with-me/feed/ 0 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2015/05/12/10-years/ https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2015/05/12/10-years/#respond Tue, 12 May 2015 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2015/05/12/10-years/ A lot can change in 10 years. 10 years ago today I was preparing for a hospital appointment the next day. Little did I know that hospital appointment would mark the beginning of so many things; being believed by a doctor, being diagnosed with a life limiting illness, being disbelieved by people, being sofa bound, […]

The post 10 Years first appeared on Smiling Clare.]]> https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2015/05/12/10-years/feed/ 0 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2014/05/13/my-essential-aids-to-living/ https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2014/05/13/my-essential-aids-to-living/#comments Tue, 13 May 2014 09:35:00 +0000 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2014/05/13/my-essential-aids-to-living/ Well today is my 9th ME-versary and I didn’t know how to mark it. Looking back on the year things have improved drastically as I said in yesterday’s post. So on today’s ME-versary I’m feeling much more positive than last. After 9 years of being ill, I’ve nothing to really grumble about – I’m moving […]

The post My Essential Aids to Living first appeared on Smiling Clare.]]> https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2014/05/13/my-essential-aids-to-living/feed/ 4 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2013/05/13/todays-an-anniversary-of-sorts/ https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2013/05/13/todays-an-anniversary-of-sorts/#respond Mon, 13 May 2013 14:31:00 +0000 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2013/05/13/todays-an-anniversary-of-sorts/ Well I hadn’t intended on writing again so soon but today is proving a bit difficult and I thought I’d share with you why. Today May 13th 2013 signals 8 years of me officially being diagnosed with ME. It’s not an anniversary to celebrate, nor one to mourn. So just how do you behave on […]

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