Last year our twin girls, R and M, both had a very mild dose of chicken pox. My husband and I crossed our fingers that that was it. They’d been lucky by only having a mild dose and they’d never get it again. Hooray! Except it didn’t quite work out like that! Around three to…
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5 Tips to helping a family member with a chronic illness
Read morePeople suffering from chronic illnesses especially friends tend to be secretive about it. They see it that all hope is lost and engaging you into their problems would be unfair. In this case they opt to suffer in silence. On outward appearance, they seem fine but the illness is killing them inside slowly. The results…
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24 Hours in A&E: Why you need to look after your health
Read more2018 has not been a great year so far for my husband. Diagnosed with high blood pressure, a visit to A&E via ambulance one evening for kidney stones and then last Monday another A&E visit in an ambulance that turned out to be pretty serious. Around 8.30pm last Monday my husband and I were sat…
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4 Types Of Family Cover
Read moreAs a primary provider for your household one of your key objectives should be to provide for your dependants in the case that something were to happen to you. Many people plan ahead of items such as a premature death, but forget that there are situations that could affect their ability to continue to support…
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Yay and no yay!
Read moreYay! First, the good news! We are moving! Woo hoo! If you follow me on twitter, then it’s possible you may know that we live in a 2 bed flat on the third floor and that the people living underneath us, are very inconsiderate. They are noisy and I have no idea what the noise…
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8 months old: The Twins First Ilness
Read moreWe got so far! 8 months with no illnesses! It all started when I came back from my first visit to baby group. A few days after both girls were a bit full up. Snotty noses, sneezing, phlegm, you catch my drift! Then, two days ago, both girls threw up in the evening. I didn’t…