I have my last exam tomorrow, and somehow am not in the mood at all to revise. To be fair, I never am, but especially after today when I had my two hardest and most awful exams which have made my day awful. I really should be revising Chemistry right now, but I felt that I should start a blog to document everything important I have wanted to write.
I've got brilliant friends and people doing this with me, and wanted to commemorate my first blog post to them as without them, I'd be a mess and wouldn't have held it together at all. The next time you want to say "you're brave", think about my friends, and how brave they've been for me. Here's to you:
- My family; thankyou for being there for me and for always coming to see me in hospital, for all the company and brilliant presents you've brought to me and for the unparalleled support I've had from you all. For being my bank, my chauffeur, my waiter and everything else, I owe it all to you!
- To my friends; you're all fantastic and never fail to make me laugh over any silly little joke that started out as something serious or genuine. If I let you, you'd soon make my life spiral out of control as I'd laugh at everything that cropped up, no matter how serious. For seeing me at home and in the hospital, all your messages and kindness, you all deserve the brilliance life brings you! Thanks also for just being there for me (even if it's to rant at) and for being by my side (genuinely) when I've needed a bit of company or just someone. Whether we get caught cheating on a test, escape from educational evenings or have jokes at other people's expense, you're all special and I feel wonderful that you're there for me.
- A big thanks also to my surgeon, without whom I'd be without a finger and without half the confidence and smiles I have now. I've changed from an introvert to (a bit of) an extrovert and also know what it's like to have someone turn up and care for you straightaway. Everything that I accomplish in life, I'll be thinking of the difference you made.
Sharing the ups and downs of life as a twenty-something year old medic. I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, postural tachycardia, persistent hypotension, a platelet function defect, gastroparesis and intestinal dysmotility, and am overcoming AVM and osteomyelitis. I am also TPN-dependent. Follow the rest of my journey at www.nogutfeelings.blogspot.co.uk
