Author Archives: meadandrea

“It wasn’t like that in my day” was my Nan’s favourite saying.  I used to laugh at her stories of the “olden days”, but it’s crazy how time flies, and now I find myself saying the same thing. In the “olden days”, Dr Hunter visited our house with his leather case and stethoscope when IContinue reading “Wired and Tired!”

Hello everyone, and welcome to my blog. It’s a tale of two halves, the past and the future.  I was intrigued to know the number of times I’d been asked the question I’m going to answer in this blog, so I counted and can officially confirm it’s 74. Over the last 6 months, 74 peopleContinue reading “The A Word: A tale of two halves”

Happy New Year, everyone, wow! 2022 is my 60th year; I never thought I’d make it, but here I am. 😊 Every month, I get many questions, not just about my life with AS, but all sorts of stuff. I try to answer as many as possible, but my response is often brief.  I’ve pickedContinue reading “Damn, I’m getting old!”

This month’s blog has taken on a slightly different format. I’ve written a little ode, which I hope you enjoy. It does have a point, which I’ll get to later. The Fake Psychic Three years ago At a village fair A Psychic called out Hey, you “beware.” Me? I said Why what’s in store SitContinue reading “Don’t Judge!”

I want to start this week’s blog by saying a big thank you. My last blog was the 2nd top read on 8th October.  Now, I appreciate that it’s only 1 day in October, but I’ll take that anyway 😊. I know I’m a bit late again this month, and where have I been, youContinue reading “Gotcha!”

Three things bug me and make me mutter the famous three words, FFS, under my breath –  the courier company Hermes, the Waze Sat Nav we use and the way Rheumatologists measure and monitor disease activity in people with AS. Let’s start with Hermes.  I mostly shop online.  In fact, I can’t remember the lastContinue reading “FFS”

It’s been 2 months since my last blog, and I have lots to share.  I love to travel, and both Jamie and I have been very fortunate as our work has taken us to many beautiful places over the years.  I was mostly focused on Europe, and Jamie was more transatlantic, spending much time inContinue reading “Mind Games”

Firstly, this month, I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who reads and shares my blog.  For the last two months, I’ve found myself in the UK’s top 5% of “viewed blogs”, so a great achievement, especially as I’m continuing to raise awareness of autoimmune diseases. Since last month’s blog, I feelContinue reading “Define Normal Please”

This Warrior III pose is about balance and stability. I’m working my standing leg quite hard as I’m balancing all my weight on it.  Specifically, the pose also accesses all the muscles along my spine, holding the upper body long and straight and digging into my hamstrings in the extended leg.  It’s not perfect, butContinue reading “Glass Half Empty?”

Here we are in our 3rd national lockdown, and I think it may be a while before it ends.  During the 1st lockdown (a very long time ago), I started online classes to teach myself to dance.  I’m still learning, and pleased to report that I’m looking forward to showing off my new skills.  I’veContinue reading “Faking It”