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Anyone else reverted 100% to comfort food? All I want is warm bowls of food I can eat with one piece of cutlery 🍴and no brain power at all 🧠 ... with veg a little scarce or at least sporadic while shielding 🛡 this chicken stew and dumplings is the perfect way of using up anything looking a little less than perky in the bottom of your fridge and for me the dumplings are the perfect way to make a meal of it 👌🏼
With loads of questions about how the hell we are meant to survive for 12 weeks without going out ❌ but no supermarket delivery slots available, no real clarity as to when prioritisation of these will happen 🚚 and the shelves bare in many shops 🛒 I know lots of people are feeling a little nervous about the food situation right now especially with the need to maintain weight...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve been, and will continue to, update my blog with all the recipes I’ve made up, you can find them on the recipes tab on my insta too and while I’m no chef if you have any questions about what you can cook with something you’ve dug out of the back of the cupboard or might not normally use please just drop me a DM and I will try and help ♥️...
12 weeks inside 🏠 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It still feels like some kind of bad dream and I’m struggling to cope a little with the fact that this is mine, and many others, reality for the foreseeable future.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who would ever have guessed that this would or could happen?!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I am incredibly lucky to have Harry and Sid by my side (following the same precautions as me so we can stay together) as well as my family and friends there to support and help where they can but I’m not going to pretend it will be easy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I miss walks and bike rides already, the ability to let Sid play with other dogs in the park and even the ability to pop to Lidl...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are going to try and follow the government advice for shielding as strictly as we can from our one bed London flat and am more grateful than ever for our little garden 🌳 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Everyone needs to start taking this more seriously if we want to stop the spread of this horrible virus. Not just some people. ALL. EVERYONE.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Please. For yourselves, your family, the old and anyone vulnerable and for the NHS who need us to do our bit so they can continue to do all they are doing to save lives 👩🏻‍⚕️🧑🏽‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And so, for a little dose of normal from me, it looks like it’s meals for two breakfast/lunch and dinner for the foreseeable... 📷
Our mum. Mother’s Day definitely isn’t as planned this year for us, or millions of others, but thank you for being you now and always. We couldn’t do it without you ♥️
JUST LAUNCHED. Visit @nwcielungaversaryraffle on Instagram for tickets and info 🎫 hundreds of prizes, £5 tickets, all money raised donated to @rbhcharity and @royalpapworthcharity Please support if you are able ♥️
A super easy but delicious soup...made with frozen peas you probably already have in the freezer! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With more people WFH lunch is even more important than normal, a time to step away from your makeshift work space and take a breather 💆🏻‍♀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Pea and mint soup 🥣 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ingredients ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • 1 onion⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • 1 clove garlic⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • 1 large potato⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • 850 ml chicken or veg stock stock (with a stock cube is fine)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • 500g frozen peas, I prefer petit pois⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Small bunch of fresh mint⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Method⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Dice the onion and in a large pan cook gently until softened ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Crush and add the garlic once the onions are soft⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Chop the potato into small cubes⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Add to the pan and then add the stock⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Bring to the boil and cook until the potatoes are soft⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Add the peas, from frozen and bring up to the boil again⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Turn off straight away ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Add the mint and blend all together until smooth using a soup stick or blender⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Serve straight away, topped with whatever you fancy... ham/creme fresh/chilli... or portion up to keep for later 🥄
Today I was incredibly honoured to have my story, and ride, featured in @telegraphwomenssport sup 📰 ... not somewhere I expected to be sitting 3 years post transplant and with the recent diagnosis of chronic rejection! Anyway, obviously I have gone on about my upcoming charity bike ride 🚴🏻‍♀️ a fair amount so anyone reading who has followed my story for a while (thank you) is probably already aware of my initial intentions...and obviously the whole world is aware of the current pandemic we are dealing with and living through 🦠 My plan regarding the options for the ride is to re assess in a couple of weeks (and hope for a miracle) but it looks like a modified plan might have to kick in should government guidance remain the same. A couple of ideas at the moment are: • Still doing the ride as planned route wise, just with 🧔🏻 rather than a support group/other people , on the 12th • Doing the ride but modifying the route somewhat to avoid any areas which may be more crowded and of a higher risk • On the 12th riding the distance on a turbo trainer or similar in our garden should the situation be escalated in terms of risk even further and it would be unsafe on the roads • Doing one of the above and then re organising a more communal ride later in the year, maybe in September for Organ Donation Awareness Week, when hopefully the coronavirus risk has been removed. My plan for now is to keep training, early in the morning ⏰ to minimise contact with people on the bike 🚲 and with more general fitness at home 🏠 . It’s important for me to do at least some form of challenge, if at all possible, as planned on the 12th so please do keep supporting ♥️ It may not be the challenge planned but if I’ve learnt anything in the last almost 31 years it’s that life is never predictable and it’s all about making the best of the situation and rolling with the punches 👊🏼
Okay, so last nights government announcements has filled many within the chronic community with fear and anxiety over what the next weeks and months might hold. Social isolation isn’t something any of us would choose but if it will keep us safe then we need to take it seriously. I get the fear completely but while we wait for further information from our teams, doctors and those who know what they’re talking about let’s try and come up with some positive things we might be able to get done that can serve as a bit of a distraction in the next twelve (or however many) weeks... it’s not going to solve the situation but it might make us feel a little less alone if we all know we are going through this together. I’ll start then please add any suggestions in the comments below so we can inspire and support each other... I’m going to try to: • do some more home yoga classes and try to nail some of the flows 🧘🏻‍♀️ • read some books (and actually finish them) 📖 • get up to date with my photo album Ing 📕 • keep training for my bike ride, whether that be with early morning rides or on the turbo trainer in the garden 🚲 ...
📗Define: Rejection📗 A question frequently asked post trx - ‘is that it now? Do you have a normal life expectancy after your transplant?’⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And sadly the reality is no.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Transplant is not a cure and new lungs are kept happy in transplant patients bodies, and vice versa, thanks to a number of drugs, careful management and luck.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For most at some point this will no longer be the case. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At this point, they body recognised the organs as not your own and will attack them.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Rejection comes in 2 forms:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Minor - which can often be treated and erased with increased and changed medication⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Major - which can’t be stopped but can be managed and slowed with various treatments to varying levels of success.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Either of these types of rejection could set in at any point for patients, statistically more likely at some, but possible at all.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s something as a transplant recipient we have no control over (outside of general medical compliance) and is a big source of concern both physically and emotionally.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👩🏻 I wrote this post before recent news of my diagnosis of chronic rejection but wanted to share still with the hope the info might shed a little more light on the situation

Please note any views expressed on NowWhatCanIEat pages and social handles are my own. I am not a trained dietician and request not to be considered as such. Should any medical query’s arise from anything discussed in my post please seek the appropriate clinical advice.

In addition, while all recipes are cooked following the guidance I have been given on what it is safe to eat when immune suppressed they have not been checked by a dietician. If the advice you have been given differs from anything here please follow the advice of your team.

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