Hello there and happy World Haemophilia Day!Whether you're a bleeder or a clotter you may be interested to see this video which I made last week of me having one of my regular clotting factor injections. As a severe bleeder with type 3 von Willebrand I learned to self-infuse factor 8 aged 14 (26 years … Continue reading World Haemophilia Day 2014
Clotting Factor
In the words of Gloria Gaynor …
I am Rosamund MaryI was born on the Isle of ManI was adopted when I was 12 weeks oldI have a rare form of Von Willebrand's diseaseI have less than 3% Von Willebrand's factorI have less than 1% factor 8I have injections to replace the clotting factor and stop bleedingI learned to do them myself … Continue reading In the words of Gloria Gaynor …
Betrayal and Lies — Please Share
This video has been put together by a fellow contaminated blood campaigner and friend of mine, Richard. It contains contributions from a number of friends, many of whom are tragically no longer with us.It is disturbing but essential viewing if you are interested in the unnecessary infection of thousands of bleeders like me, through our … Continue reading Betrayal and Lies — Please Share
Contaminated Blood House of Commons Debate – 14.10.10
Around 100 of us crowded into the public gallery in the House of Commons last Thursday to hear a historic back bench debate on contaminated blood products. Haemophiliacs and von Willebrands, infected and affected, wives and husbands, families of those too sick to be there and widows and children of those who have died.We had … Continue reading Contaminated Blood House of Commons Debate – 14.10.10
Bleed Hazards
As a type 3 von Willebrand, life is like a box of chocolates. One which has been sabotaged by an ex lover and is filled with poisoned soft centres and pebble filled truffles which will break your teeth.Being a severe bleeder, activities which are undertaken without a second thought by a non bleeder, to me … Continue reading Bleed Hazards
For ME
Happy International ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day everyone!!Today, 12 May, is a day for raising awareness of ME / CFS and Fibromyalgia internationally. (Ok - so it's clearly not the 12th any more but that is when I started writing this piece.)In honour of this I would like to make the subject of my post … Continue reading For ME
Night Mare
This was the evening after the morning before.Another weeny gummy bleed. Where this one came from I'm not sure - think it started around mid afternoon - aaaah mebbe it was that piece of Soreen I had with my cuppa?? It is very sticky and probly sucked a bit of my gum off. Nice. Anyway, … Continue reading Night Mare
Mucky Mush
This was the state of me when I woke up this morning.Gorgeous right??My tongue was more gory but it's rude to poke that out without a warning. This is the morning after a night on the towels. Actually it wasn't that bad. No towels required for drooling blood - just a cast iron stomach from … Continue reading Mucky Mush
My Psycho Moment…
Got out the shower yesterday to find this little bleeder:Not quite sure how that started - think it could've been Norman stabbing me in the shoulder with a pin, ee ee ee...I kept mopping and it kept not stopping:Managed to get me towel on as you can see - not that you'd have wanted to … Continue reading My Psycho Moment…
On the first of December . . .
. . . my von Willies gave to mea bleedi-ing belly button.Hmmm.Yes, I know - that isn't right. I'll have a jab and if that doesn't knock it on it's little button head I'll get it checked out.Yes, I know - that is the Love Bugs nightie - sorry Louise 😦 but I'm sure it'll … Continue reading On the first of December . . .
