Juliette Orton

I realise that I have not mentioned my health of late and you might like an update so here goes.................. please feel free to click to something else if this is not of interest to you, I won't be in the least bit offended. I have also peppered this blog with some arty photos from my therapeutic walk today which may appeal to you! Where to start? Well, I think the last time I wrote about my health, I was on the AIP diet in a bid to control my arthritis and recently diagnosed MS (along with Raynauds Syndrome). Since then I have had an almighty flare up with my RA and have been unable to straighten my arms which has led to several steroid injections in my elbows over the summer months and a lot of pain. I had to change my medication because of the nerve damage I was experiencing and this seems to have triggered the flare up.      I came off my diet (after several weeks of pain) as I didn't have the energy to prepare everything I...

I've recently discovered that I haven't written a blog post since last July, shocking! The truth is that I've had a pretty bumpy ride recently and I haven't been sure whether to talk about it on social media or keep it to myself and carry on (thinking that no-one will be any the wiser and that wouldn't be such a bad thing would it?).      The problem is, being a 'Creative' my feelings and thoughts go hand in hand with my work and it is not so easy to compartmentalise these things. I think I need to start being a bit more honest with myself about how events have affected me though so that I can grow stronger and move on in a positive way.  I hope that putting this out there in the ether will help me to stop worrying about telling people and whether they think any less of me as a result, it is what it is. This is now sounding overly dramatic and I apologise as it is just related to my health issues.      To sum up: I have had Rheumatoid Arthriti...