It's been a while....

Well hello guys! It has been such a long time since I last 'blogged', but now I am back! The truth is, the last two months have been extremely challenging for me. Life has brought me many surprises that I just did not anticipate so for a while I was quite upset, downhearted and shocked.

So, I better cut to the chase!

As a lot of you know, whilst blogging I was in the final year of my A Levels. I had five exams to complete and I was rearing to go and finish the hardest two years of my life! My chest was great, my lung function was stable and I had just finished my course of Home IVs... I had never felt better. But then, I slowly started to feel more and more tired. At first, I thought it was just the stress of IVs but I started to experience sleepless nights, more coughing and breathlessness. I rang my Cystic Fibrosis Centre and arranged an appointment for the day after my first exam. I did not expect what they would say next...

To cut a long story short, one of the Doctors on the ward examined me and decided that I had to be admitted. I had sat my first Sociology exam and I had an exam the following Thursday, but my CF Team advised me that they did not feel it was within my best interest to complete the rest of my A Level examinations. I was drained physically, mentally and emotionally and I did not want to make any of my symptoms worse, so after a discussion with my family and CF Team, I made the decision to not sit my final exams.

This was an extremely difficult decision for me to make and I felt like such a failure. I felt like the last two years meant nothing. But then I had to realise that the decision I made was the best one. It means that next year, I will be sitting my exams as an external candidate at my current place of study whilst embarking on a Journalism course! I am so excited to start this new journey and see where it takes me!

In the meantime, I am joining St John's Ambulance to become a volunteer, becoming more dedicated to my blogging and ENJOYING MY SUMMER! I also have my 18th birthday to look forward to so I am excited to see what that brings.

I really have to thank everybody for supporting me but one person in particular. My MUM! Of course, I am a teenager and by no means am I perfect but I completely wholeheartedly appreciate every single thing you do for me no matter how big or small. At Clinic last week, my Lung Function went from 52% - 74% and I couldn't have done this without her encouragement and dedication to my IVs!

So, I am sorry for the long post but I really hope you can continue my journey with me!

Thank you so much & I cannot wait to blog again!

All my love,

Nu xxx