Glass Half Empty Today

All my posts lately have been very optimistic and positive as that is how I am the majority of the time. Today is not one of those days. Today I’m feeling sorry for myself and am quiet and grumpy. Today I am the horrible combination of being both tired and in pain. My mood change […]

New Years, More Beers

I always find something quite ominous about New Years Eve and truth be told, I don’t like it very much. I don’t know why, but I find it a depressing day, so I figured I would write a blog about all the good things that 2020 has brought me – which to be fair in […]

Disabled? More like Enabled.

I don’t like that word. What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you say ‘Disabled’? A wheelchair perhaps? The Oxford Dictionary defines it as – adjective; (of a person) having a physical or mental condition that limits their movements, senses, or activities. This a lot more of a broad brush term and something that […]

Please Sir, I want some more (spoons)

Last week was great, I hit a couple of new PB’s in indoor rowing, got 1st place in Royal Navy Indoor Rowing Champs in BOTH the 500m and 2000m and placed in the top half within the two events of the RAF Virtual Indoor Rowing Champs (1 minute best effort and 4x 725m/80s rest) . […]

Impostor Syndrome

Impostor syndrome is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their skills, talents or accomplishments and has a persistent fear of being exposed as a “fraud” This is how I feel when it comes to having MS. Not doubting my skills, talents and accomplishments but doubting the severity of my MS. I see and read […]

It’s not always MS… But I’ll always blame MS!

My absence on here can only be a good thing, nothing significant to report MS wise 🙂 I smashed the marathon in just under 3:35 before being roped into RAF Rowing’s Virtual Atlantic Row, where as a team we are aiming to row the length of the Atlantic and back throughout the month of September […]

A New Challenge

I don’t mean to brag but I’ve been feeling really good lately. I definitely think that the UK lockdown and lack of commute/less work stress/slower pace of life has done me some good. Those of you that have read my previous blog posts know that I dabble with a bit of indoor rowing. I have […]

MS or not MS? Another MRI done.

All was going to well until last week. Thursday I treated myself to a day off of physical activity (even on rest days I’ll do a slow bike ride or walk if it’s not raining). Thursday after driving for 4 ish hours I noticed an excruciating pain in my right kneecap everytime I bent it […]

Me and My Big Mouth

After feeling pretty tip top for 2 months and bragging about it in my last post, I started having random aches and pains over the last few days. Predominantly in my legs and occasionally in my wrists, it feels like a dull ache in my bones (not muscle pain from “overdoing it”). It’s more of […]

Apparently I’m Quiet When I’m Happy

Strange times these last few months. My last post was written at the beginning of the UK lockdown. Since then I have rowed (on the erg) loads, cycled a fair bit and even ran a couple of times. The lack of commute and slower pace of work and life in general means I have more […]