"It's a marathon, not a sprint" is a phrase you will become all too familiar with. It can become frustrating, and there can be some low...

One of my favourite things at the seaside is candy floss. This gives you a massive sugar high, and as with any sugar high, you eventually...

DISCLAIMER: This is a combined and extended account of some of my vivid ICU dreams. The ICU unit I was in had a terrace above a large...

It is generally thought that the earlier you start rehab following your stroke, the better (even while you're still in hospital)....

I don't know if I have fully come to terms with what happened last year. I think my period of amnesia combined with being very...

This time last year I'd been in rehab for about a month. In some therapy sessions, I would go to the high street in a wheelchair, walk a...

As I mentioned in my story, I have Cowdens Syndrome so have a lot of yearly doctors appointments to keep an eye on things. Having spent...

Newport is a historic coastal town about two hours outside of Boston. Our hotel was on the harbourside. It had its own car park, with...

Earlier this year John and I went on holiday to Newport in America. I used to go here on a lot of family holidays when I was younger....

When you have problems swallowing it's called dysphagia. Having had a trach for six months, I have to swallow in order to eat! This...

I used to live in the Cotswolds and would go to the Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival every year. When I went to rehab my therapy team asked...