Photo Description: Codee’s Bitmoji looks a little schocked and scared. A train journey can be super fun. Out, on an adventure. Often with a nice view and yes… I always bring my own chair. So I always have a comfortable spot. But sometimes you have to go through a tunnel, then you literally can’t seeContinue reading “The Fare Dodger and the Welcome Passenger”
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Introduction
Photo Description: Codee’s Bitmoji waving at you. Who am I actually? What am I doing here and… how am I going to explain that to the internet? You have probably also asked yourself these questions at some point. I’ve asked myself these questions more than once when joining a Facebook group or writing blogs. OnlyContinue reading “Introduction”
Feeling Aweful Positive
Photo Description: A Covid selftest showing a positive result. My readers outside of Twitter and Facebook probably missed me these last few weeks. Though i think by the blog title and the photo, it’s obvious where I’ve been. All mandates and rules in the Netherlands have been relaxed for a few months. Everything is openContinue reading “Feeling Aweful Positive”
24-30 April – The Greatest Showboat
(Photo Description: A black and white photo of a wooden model ship.) Sunday April 24th The day started off with two chores that I somehow managed to finish by 11am. After which I watched YouTube and TikTok. That kept me busy until lunch. In the afternoon I started making changes to this website. Some ofContinue reading “24-30 April – The Greatest Showboat”
3 – 9 April ‘22 – Ups, Downs & Roundabouts
(Photo Description: Codee sitting at her desk where the computer is switched on. Smiling at the camera with thumbs up.) Sunday April 3rd. I was helped by one of the youngest nurses on the team this morning. There was a time when I really wasn’t able to click with people my age or younger. ButContinue reading “3 – 9 April ‘22 – Ups, Downs & Roundabouts”
March 27th to April 2nd ‘22 – Reunited With Normal
Photo by Jessica Hobo @ Wandel In NL (Photo Description: A blue, white and yellow NS train crossing a red bridge on a cloudy day.) Sunday March 27th I really don’t have a huge ammount to tell you about today. We were both tired. So ended up under blankets in front of the TV mostContinue reading “March 27th to April 2nd ‘22 – Reunited With Normal”
20-26 March ‘22 – The Lion, The Eye Gel and the Boxes in the Wardrobe
(Photo Description: A picture of a lion standing on some rocks under a blue sky. With a tree behind him. Made out of colored Ministeck stones.) Sunday March 20th I woke up with that all too familiar pricking feeling in my left eye, which the eye gel is supposed to be helping. It’s not theContinue reading “20-26 March ‘22 – The Lion, The Eye Gel and the Boxes in the Wardrobe”
15-19 March ‘22 – Hospitalitis
Photo by Jessica Hobo @ WandelInNL Photo Description: Doctor’s hands hold a small device against Codee’s eye to measure eye pressure.) Tuesday March 15th I started doing chores after I was done with my breakfast and tea, when Jessica came to ask me if I wanted to go with her to the village. They’ve openedContinue reading “15-19 March ‘22 – Hospitalitis”
The Perfect… Patient?
(Photo Description: The nurse’s hands pop a tablet out of a blister pack into Codee’s hand.) When the nurses started coming to help me, I spent a short while not knowing how to refer to myself. Not as a person, but in relation to the nurses. Am I their patient? Though I have chronic illnesses,Continue reading “The Perfect… Patient?”
Nurse vs Service Dog
Photo by ArtAndBeyond (Photo Description: Service Dog Don stands on his back legs, placing his front paws on Codee’s lap while she sits in her wheelchair. They are gazing into each other’s eyes with the forest surrounding them.) Which one is better? I almost fell off my seat when I was asked this on TwitterContinue reading “Nurse vs Service Dog”
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