A happy and healthy 2014 to you all!

I always find I am very reflective around the New Year and resolve to live better, be better, try harder etc etc. This year I have been reminding myself how far I have come on my recovery. I look at how tired I used to be, the constant fatigue I would feel from morning through to night. Waking up exhausted was part of normal life for me and I am incredibly relieved that I have moved on from there. 

I ponder where I might be had I not taken charge of my healthcare. Being in a position that I know many are currently in, where the levothyroxine was not working and the doctors were assuring me that my symptoms were not related to my thyroid I felt hopeless and lost in a life I no longer recognised as my own. When a dear friend talked to me about alternative treatments and methods of dealing with hypothyroidism I felt like I had been given a golden opportunity to recapture my life and I grabbed it with both hands. 

I am only too aware that it is very likely I may have experienced difficulties maintaining a pregnancy yet here I am, well into my second trimester and feeling as good as I can expect to with a 2 year old to run around after :). 

My point here is this: I was once unwell and now I am a lot better. Things are happening in my life that I could never have expected had I remained on my previous trajectory. It is true I have followed non mainstream diet and lifestyle advice but it has succeeded in turning my life around, contrary to the advice from my doctors but this has allowed me to take control of my illness and my life, I now trust my body and learn from its reactions daily. 

My wish for the New Year is that I am able to continue sharing my story and hope that it may help some of you on your road to good health. I believe it is possible – I hope you do too.