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Sophia / July 8, 2016

Chronic Pain Art: What does a flare feel like?

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I have been in a terrible chronic pain flare this week. I’ve had neuropathic pain for 8 years now and over that time, as my pain has worsened gradually, my pain threshold has kept increasing.… View Post

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spooniesophia / December 12, 2014

Being ill on top of being chronically ill

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Monday afternoon/evening I started getting some new symptoms including widespread muscle aches, bone pain in my legs and hips, jaw pain, stomach upset, and chills/temperature. Having new symptoms on top of a chronic illness not only… View Post

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spooniesophia / October 22, 2014

Little things that help me through the bad days

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If you live with a chronic illness, you’ll know that you have ‘good’/not quite as bad days and bad days. On the bad days there’s nothing that offers relief to the multitude of symptoms you… View Post

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spooniesophia / July 1, 2014

Pain management:Dealing with the psychological & emotional effects of living with chronic pain

I’ve had chronic pain since October 2008. That’s a hell of a lot of days in pain! I’ve learnt a lot since my condition began on how to manage pain psychologically and I want to… View Post

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spooniesophia / March 1, 2014

Understanding my Chronic Illness

One of my goals for this blog is to let others in. I find it really hard to talk to anyone apart from those very close to me about my daily struggles. I don’t like… View Post

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spooniesophia / February 28, 2014

The worst flare up – EVER

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I am in desperate need of a miracle…Since mid December last year I have been in a flare up. I moved down from Cheltenham – my family home, to Cornwall in late October last year… 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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