As I’ve mentioned many times on this site, I can’t eat normal food so instead liquid food is pumped into my body through tubes. Unfortunately those tubes have a limited lifespan and one of mine recently failed. A Hickman line is a long piece of silicone tubing which is inserted through the skin on your […]
The sharp eyed among you may have noticed my blog looks a bit different today. I think I’m known as a stylish and contemporary kind of guy ?, but this style update was totally forced on me. The company who make the software for this blog decided to phase out some of their older products, […]
I’ve been physically incapable of work since I was in my early twenties. Obviously I’d have far far preferred to be healthy and earning money, but you need to feed and clothe yourself and I’ve always had health related expenses too, so since then I’ve had no choice but to claim state benefits. I’m hardly proud […]
8-14th August was Home Artificial Nutrition Week, organised by the PINNT charity. As someone who has had his life saved twice by different forms of artificial nutrition I should have been fully behind this campaign, but I’m over three weeks late writing this article, sorry! My excuse is good though, I’ll get to that later. […]
I first started struggling with mobility in my late twenties. I injured both my ankles at the same time and suddenly it was a problem just getting around the house. In the few years afterwards, I added knee and hip injuries and several problems with my feet and toes. Despite endless physiotherapy, none of those […]