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This is going to be a long post so you may wanna grab a cuppa and/or an assortment of snacks ;D Today I am going to be discussing my journey to being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I just wanted to mention that if you recognize any of the symptoms I mention in yourself, it doesn't immediately mean that it's MS, it could be anything! But PLEASE take it seriously and be checked out by your doctor. So here we go, lets dive in :) In 2012 the right hand side of my face went numb. It started out with the right hand side of my tongue. I could feel it, I could speak and eat normally but it just didn't feel right. Then the right hand side of my bottom lip. Then my right cheek... Jawline... Ear. And it was like that for around 4-6 weeks. If I didn't tell anyone, they would have no idea. I went to the doctors, they did a blood test which came back normal. They had said to go back in two weeks if it was the same, but by that time it had started to go...

Today I am sharing my experience of having a lumbar puncture. Please bare in mind that I am not a professional and that this post is only me sharing my thoughts and feelings on the procedure. So. In January I was made aware by my neurologist that I would need to go for a lumbar puncture at some point in the next few months. Eeek. At this point in my life my only knowledge of a lumbar puncture was what I had seen on House. You know, people wincing and crying. GREEEEEEEAT -__- After a short-ish wait, I got my appointment through. It was about two-three weeks before the actual day of - which was enough time for me to contact anyone to ask any questions or to re-arrange it. In the appointment letter I received a leaflet of what to expect and what was going to happen. I had been advised by my neurologist that I may need to travel home by car as I may need to lay down. I sorted out my transport and decided to get a lift home from the hospital. My appointment wa...

I recently came across a picture of me from a few years back and was horrified by my make up. So, I of course then dug into my folders of make up looks that I've done and the horror only got worse and worse and worse 😱😂 So this post is dedicated to taking an in-depth look at how far I have come... I'm scared, are you? 🙈 The picture below is from 2012/13. Erm, all I have to say is why is the shadow not all the way to my inner corner?? Let's move on xD I can see what I was trying to do here but it's just not blended right to me. And for a few years I would always make that 'point' in the outer corner... Don't ask me, how should I know?? I may have to try and recreate this look though :D Aaaand on to the next... Here are a few that are from the same time. I made an audible screech when I saw these 😣 The blending on the middle look seems to be non-existent :/ For the longest time I could not take my eye shadow to t...

About a week before Christmas 2016 I had a  Brain and Cervical Spine MRI. I had gotten my appointment date through around mid-November so I had a while to prepare myself for the big day. I always need to know the ins and outs of anything that's new to me. Whether it's appointments, meetups with people or even my feelings... -yes, you read that right  😆 In the time leading up to it, I had been searching everywhere to find out what the process would be for the cervical spine scan to no avail.  I was also curious to know what I would be allowed to wear. My letter said to wear loose-fitting clothes such as tracksuit bottoms and a long-sleeved t-shirt, but did that mean I would be able to wear those rather than a gown? In the end, I found the whole process to be very straightforward and thought that as I had had questions, I would share my experience to help anyone out there in the same boat as me. Please bear in mind that I am in no way a profession...