Tag Archives: CF Trust

Optimistic

As challenging as life is right now with getting through the pandemic, I have reasons to be optimistic… My health has received a boost. The game-changing drug Kaftrio I started taking for my cystic fibrosis (CF)* in September continues to … Continue reading

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Seeing is believing

When something you really want feels unobtainable, I find it helpful to visualise it in my mind and start believing I already have it. I put this into practice during the pandemic with great results… I had two significant ‘wants’ … Continue reading

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Deal or No Deal

There’s not just a Brexit ‘No Deal’ that’s deeply frustrating and harmful going on in the UK. Read on to find out how it’s affecting people like me with the chronic lung illness cystic fibrosis (CF)*… A different version of … Continue reading

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Well

Where does one go in challenging times? The answer lies within… In the UK, we endured a tough and prolonged winter. For me, this was punctuated by one of my punishing IV treatments for my cystic fibrosis (CF)* earlier in … Continue reading

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One more try

As we countdown to Christmas, I offer you the gift of prose – a resilience poem – which I reckon all of us can benefit from… I honestly believe that there are very few people who live a charmed life, despite appearances … Continue reading

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TIM Talk

Exciting news… I have been invited to speak and promote my Cystic Fibrosis (CF)* book at the Wantage Betjeman Literary Festival in late October. Find out more… A life battling the chronic conditions of CF and diabetes is full of … Continue reading

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Reach for the sky

Much has happened over these last few months to make me look up towards the heavens… The expression ‘the sky’s the limit’ is used when there are no limits to what something or someone can achieve and to demonstrate that … Continue reading

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A Song for Tomorrow

People with the chronic illness cystic fibrosis* (CF) definitely know that nothing is forever… here’s why… A book has recently been published which lifts the veil on Alice Martineau, a CF heroine and brilliant singer and songwriter who has been … Continue reading

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Unlimited

Gandhi encouraged us to be the change we want to see. My mindset towards battling the chronic illness cystic fibrosis (CF)* has been improved by two extra letters… Certain words or descriptions can drag you down before you’re day even … Continue reading

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Breathe with Me

Awareness of my health condition cystic fibrosis (CF)* is improving, but very few people really appreciate how it feels to have chronic lung function. Spare a minute to breathe with me… The intention of this blog and my published book … Continue reading

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