The Unexpected

I’ve been keeping something to myself for a few months now.  Something unexpected.  Something nice.  Something a little confusing.  For three and a half months, I’ve been watching and waiting and wondering and wishing.  I’ve been monitoring and second guessing and speculating and hoping.  But all in my own head, alone.  I’ve not dared to … More The Unexpected

Strength In Numbers

Before I got my diagnosis of PVOD, I’d been immersed in the world of Pulmonary Hypertension for three years.  Deeply immersed.  I read blogs by fellow PHers, followed the latest research, and was a member of two global Facebook groups for patients.  Each day I’d read and comment and learn from posts with questions about … More Strength In Numbers

Faraway Friends

If I win the lottery I’m going to buy a village.  Yep, as well as a smart new campervan, an amazing off-road scooter, a house big enough for ten dogs… I’m going to purchase a whole village.  Apparently for twenty million I could get a splattering of homes, an old forge and (most importantly) a … More Faraway Friends

Welcoming In 2018

I don’t know all of the words to ‘Auld Lang Syne’.  Apparently only 3% of the population do.  Every new year, when the clock strikes twelve and the singing of the traditional song begins, I repeat the same lines for every verse… and vow to learn it properly in the next twelve months.  Lalalala-ing to … More Welcoming In 2018

A Great British Holiday

For me, Summer isn’t Summer without a ‘Great British Holiday’.  Sandcastles and sandals and sticks of rock.  Postcards and promenades and pots of tea.  Fending off the scavenging seagulls whilst munching on vinegar-soaked chips.  Binge-reading piles of tourist-attraction leaflets whilst licking ice cream.  Watching boats, jumping waves, collecting pebbles.  Paying admissions, taking photos, ambling around … More A Great British Holiday