https://www.smilingclare.co.uk Living Life, Within the Limits of Chronic Illness Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:38:23 +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/2019/08/27/education-and-m-e/ https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2019/08/27/education-and-m-e/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:37:47 +0000 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/?p=676 I became unwell, with what was eventually diagnosed as M.E., in January 2005, when I was 12 years old. I had just completed my first term at secondary school and was enjoying making new friends, learning new subjects and even the independence of being able to walk to school on my own when illness struck. […]

The post Education and M.E. first appeared on Smiling Clare.]]> https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2019/08/27/education-and-m-e/feed/ 1 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2017/07/24/the-end-of-an-era/ https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2017/07/24/the-end-of-an-era/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:17:00 +0000 Seven years ago I embarked on what I knew would be a challenge, perhaps if I’d known just how tough a challenge it was going to turn into I wouldn’t have taken those first steps, but I did. In 2010 I signed up to do a degree in Computing and Information Technology with The Open […]

The post The End of an Era first appeared on Smiling Clare.]]> https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2017/07/24/the-end-of-an-era/feed/ 0 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2017/07/10/the-end-of-b301-and-the-wait-for-results/ https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2017/07/10/the-end-of-b301-and-the-wait-for-results/#respond Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:45:00 +0000 How so many months have flown past! I’ve been busy finishing B301, writing assignments, revising for and sitting my (hopefully) final exam, and am now (im)patiently waiting for the results to see if (a) I’ve passed and (b) what class of degree I have achieved! Post exam I’ve been a little unwell and feeling rather […]

The post The End of B301 and the Wait For Results! first appeared on Smiling Clare.]]> https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2017/07/10/the-end-of-b301-and-the-wait-for-results/feed/ 0 https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2017/01/08/results-of-tm470-and-an-update/ https://www.smilingclare.co.uk/2017/01/08/results-of-tm470-and-an-update/#respond Sun, 08 Jan 2017 13:00:00 +0000 It’s taken me a while to post this, B301 is taking a lot of my time and energy so I didn’t get a chance before the Christmas period which took more out of me. However I’m here now. At the end of November I got the results for TM470 through: a Grade 2 Pass! Really […]

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