Adapt And Overcome

I remember watching the special features from the one of the LOTR films and the cast were talking about how the phrase 'adapt and overcome' had become like a motto for completing the films. Well, I think I'm going to need to steal it. I have continued to complete the stretches my consultant asked me to …

Getting Through A Day

I feel like this was my fault. For anyone who doesn't know, my knee has been locked for six months. I have very little movement in it, which is from a bucket handle tear in the cartilage, CRPS and my hamstring. I've been trying to flex my knee as much as possible and- when I'm …

Who Doesn’t Love A Good ReUNIon?

This weekend has been a lot of fun. It has probably been the best I've felt since I saw my consultant. As you've probably guessed from the title, a couple of close Uni friends came to stay for the weekend.  We graduated from the University of York almost five years ago and since then we've …

A little backstory

As I mentioned on my front page, I have recently been diagnosed with CRPS. By recently I mean a week and a half ago. For anyone who's had those words uttered to them by a consultant or whose loved one has been the recipient will know what happens next: an excessive amount of googling, which leads to feelings …