2022 | Smiling Clare

The End of 2022

Clare — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:38:05 +0000

To say this year hasn’t gone as I expected would be an understatement. From unexpected test results in January, to an emergency hospital admission in April, to adopting a dog in June, to waiting for major surgery since August; none of that was on my radar as 2022 began. But I have survived, taken it […]

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Another Milestone Birthday

Clare — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:42:23 +0000

Earlier this week I posted a tweet with a list of things I’ve never done I later returned and added a few other tweets about my life: And to be honest I was overwhelmed with the response I received (You can see the thread of tweets here: https://twitter.com/SmilingClare ). I wasn’t expecting anything like the number of […]

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Introducing Dolly

Clare — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:00:01 +0000

Well to say 2022 hasn’t gone to plan would be an understatement, I had so many plans to review draft posts and actually publish them, yet we’re now over halfway through the year and alas it still hasn’t happened. These past few months have been a sea of hospital appointments and a continued slow recovery from […]

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Give Me A Break!

Clare — Wed, 04 May 2022 09:30:53 +0000

Honestly right now life feels like a merry-go-round of health problems and I wish I could make it stop and get off the ride! It’s been non-stop this last few months with appointments for tests, physio, occupational therapy, annual reviews and both routine and emergency GP appointments. I’ve been lucky to get a week between […]

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