Random Witterings!

Well after umming and ahhing for years whether I should try dying my hair black, I have taken the plunge and done it!

My natural colour is red/gold (Strawberry blonde) and while I loved it, it made me feel very insipid and washed out in any photo (ok I hate my picture being taken at the best of times) but even more so cos I just lacked much colour.

SO… here it is

It is with absolute sorrow I write here about the passing of David Gemmell at his home on 28th July 2006. He had come through the trauma of a quadruple bypass and seemed to be recovering well, was at home and up and about. He got up that night and went down to his study to write and was found the next morning at his computer by his wife, Stella.

I had the privilege to become friends with David and his wife through my husband Tony becoming one of his Test readers. They were a remarkable couple, totally devoted to each other and true soulmates. My thoughts and heart are with Stella now and remain so through this difficult time.

David Gemmell was described by many as a living flawed hero, who knew how to write flawed heroes and he did it with passion, empathy and a storytelling ability surpassing that which has been seen so far and in my mind will never be seen again.

What do you do when heroes die? You remember him for the incredible man that he was, mourn at his passing yet celebrate that he lived at all. He left an incredible legacy which will live for decades to come and still teach us and our children about the type of people we want to be, and the choices we can make.

Rest well David, You will be sorely missed and we will never forget you.

Well I got the courage to go to my gynecology appointment and have my coil (IUD) replaced. 5 years with no periods and no symptoms of PCoS has been utter bliss. Before I had it fitted, every month I suffered stupidly heavy flows, a lot of pain and very bad mood swings. In addition every few months I would also get a week or so of hyper-anxiety. I would be at full tilt the whole time, my mind racing, couldn’t relax, couldn’t sleep unless I was utterly exhausted. It seemed odd that these happened after particularly bad periods. Anyway, after a bit of investigation (and that is another story in itself), I was diagnosed with PCoS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). My hormones were completely out of whack and that is what was causing these hyper-anxiety episodes. They decided to treat it with a Mirena Coil (a progesterone releasing coil) and since it was fitted I haven’t had an episode again. Nor a period… woohooo!

It was very quick this time and it hurt quite a bit but it was worth it and is over fast. The weirdest part is going from a bit of discomfort with the speculum in to full on period pains in 5 seconds flat. After 5 years of not feeling that it was a bit of a shock Anyway, is all done and I can forget about it for another 5 years! I’ll tell the story of when it was first put in another time, was still a very surreal experience!

My friend Lynda came with me and was a trooper, squeezing my hand when I needed it badly… and reminding me to breath lol. *huge hugs* to her and a lot of thanks

*hugs*