This is a departure from my usual updates on my business, it is what journalists hate to do most of all, writing about themselves. I have chosen to write this blog because someone out there is going through exactly what I am; they have an undiagnosed overactive...

Here is the latest instalment in my bizarre experience of being diagnosed with Graves' Disease. As I await my next appointment with the consultant, I have endured yet another blood fiasco. You really couldn't make it up. Undeterred I succeeded in getting the...

Good news! I have waited quite a while to feel so upbeat and feel like I have been waiting years to be so positive. An optimist always looks on the bright side of life and yet I feel as though I have been stuck at the bottom of a very dark hole. Like the frog in the...

My journey through Graves Disease continues as sadly I have not succeeded in conquering the dreaded illness yet. I was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid gland in February and have been making regular trips to the consultant and doctor's surgery for blood tests ever...

So this week was the anniversary of my official Graves Diagnosis. A reason to cheer and celebrate? Hardly. A reason to reflect? Yes. My pre-op is on April 3 with the removal of my thyroid scheduled for mid-April, hopefully will not be delayed. Recovery - at least 10...

So that's it - all done. The butterfly shaped gland that caused me so much trouble has now been incinerated and I doubt I will ever know why I joined this merry-go-round. My thyroid has, I am guessing, been incinerated and with its removal from my body I have switched...

What a six months it has been since I was operated on and my thyroid disappeared into an incinerator.I have written this reflective piece because it has been a bit of a roller coaster ride but I hope an inspirational one too. The blog is printed below or click the...