My year in France with Crohn's disease

If Crohn's disease is wrecking your life, is it sensible to 'up sticks' and move abroad for a year? Will the disease stay at home? Or will it be confused by the different language and change of diet? I decided to find out...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

My Carte Vitale

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I am now the proud owner of a Carte Vitale – a little green plastic card with my picture on it that gives me free health care in France . ...

Monday, 29 September 2008

Slowing down time

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It is a strange thing how time can appear to go very slowly and then, suddenly, the weeks speed by. That is exactly how the last month has b...

Thursday, 11 September 2008

Keep on speaking French

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The days and weeks are really racing by at the moment. France has returned from its summer break and we are now seeing the country as it is...

Tuesday, 26 August 2008

A trip to the dentist

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We’ve had our first visitors over the past week, first our mothers and then my sister, her husband and my niece – who’s nearly three. It was...

Friday, 15 August 2008

The morning after infliximab (Remicade®)

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I am always quite tired after my infliximab (Remicade®) infusions, but I am particularly wiped out this time. I don’t think it’s anything to...

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Thursday, 14 August 2008

My first Remicade® in France

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I’ve just got back from my first infliximab infusion in France . Infliximab (or Remicade®) is the regular treatment for my Crohn’s disease. ...

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Tuesday, 12 August 2008

An introduction to French football

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I went along to my first French football match on Sunday afternoon, a Normandy derby match between the Caen reserve team and Rouen in the...

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