Monthly Archives: December 2020

I’ve been playing a lot of Stardew Valley while I’ve been so unwell, because I’ve been too sick to do much but I haven’t wanted to just sleep all day, so playing on my Switch has been a godsend. It helps me keep my mind engaged while not having to sit up at my computerContinue reading “And Now For Something Completely Different”

So last post I said “it’s down to my weight”, but that’s not entirely true. The problem is that my heart is under too much pressure, is having to work far too hard, and has far too much to do. There are a lot of reasons for this, and we can’t change most of thoseContinue reading “Further Musing”

So, many of you know that I’ve been having serious health troubles this last year. I’ve been in to see my cardiologist and things are looking… not up, but not nearly as bad as I was preparing myself for. I have low-key been steeling myself for “yeah, you’re in heart failure” for the last fewContinue reading “It’s Still A Good-Looking Heart”

I am currently in that state that chronic illness patients know all too well: I’m too sick to be functional, but not sick enough for anything but waiting to see my specialists. Whatever is going on, it’s not acute, so the hospital can’t help me and I don’t want to burden them with “we’ll runContinue reading “Limbo, and not the fun dancing kind”