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I ate’nt dead

11/07/2009 / Ellie

Got my third Tysabri treatment on Wednesday, and I’m not dead. So far, so good.

I feel more alert, better able to concentrate, without that awful grey mental fog. I’ve been able to finish overhauling my website, achieving more in the last fortnight than I’d managed in the previous four months. It’s good not to feel like a vegetable any more.

I’ve also been able to devote some time to my novel ‘Songs of the Earth’. It’s at the final edit stage now, and will shortly be hitting some agents’ desks. Wish me luck.

Hanging up my lid

21/01/2009 / Ellie

Alas, the time has come.

My balance problems have got to the point where Rob is terrified to take me pillion on the bike, and I am so leery about getting on and off that I have decided, with great reluctance, to hang up my lid.

I’ve always loved bikes, ever since I saw a picture of the JPS Norton and thought “Ooh, shiny…” Meeting Rob and his beloved Exup made the bug bite hard. I wanted a bike of my own, had it all picked out, and decided I’d take my bike test.

Rob, naturally, was extremely worried but incredibly supportive, and took me pillion a few times on the Exup to get used to the idea. I started giggling dementedly at the first swoopy bend and didn’t stop for the remainder of the journey. I loved it. I wanted to spread out my arms Titanic-style and whoop with delight. It’s true – only bikers understand why dogs love to stick their heads out of car windows. Continue reading