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Sophia / December 27, 2016

USA Trip For Lyme Disease Treatment | third week of treatment

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It’s Karen posting here (Sophia’s mum) as she is still recovering from the treatment and the journey home. Sophia’s fourth vlog shows her third week at the USA clinic when her treatment stepped up to 5… View Post

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Sophia / October 8, 2015

Dysautonomia Awareness Month October 2015 – The link between POTS and Lyme Disease

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Dysautonomia Awareness Month has come round so quickly – It doesn’t seem like that long ago that I was writing my first posts to help the cause this time last year. I wrote two posts –… View Post

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spooniesophia / May 7, 2015

Allodynia: My Clothes Hurt

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*I have a more up to date post here.* I have been in a chronic pain flare up since the beginning of January – the longest and worst flare to date! The pain I have… View Post

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spooniesophia / February 16, 2015

Birthday reflections

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The last month or so has been a real toughie. No matter how much I rest I don’t seem to have any ‘good days’ at the moment. It was particularly frustrating on Saturday as it was… View Post

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spooniesophia / February 2, 2015

Hold onto hope

If you suffer from a chronic illness, I am sure you’re familiar with the question…’will I ever get better?‘ I have asked myself this question many times over the years I’ve been poorly. POTS has… View Post

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spooniesophia / January 19, 2015

What to Say to Those with Chronic Illnesses

There are lots of things that you should try not to say to those with chronic illnesses such as ‘just try not to focus on it,’ ‘you look so well, you must be feeling better,’… View Post

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Hi, I'm Sophia

I'm a food, health and lifestyle blogger, currently battling chronic illness. I share my story and thoughts on coping with and managing illness as well as my passion for creating delicious healthy recipes.

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