World IBD Day & a flare-up
https://msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/world-ibd-day-a-flare-up/
| Me in a nutshell | 7 continents traveller, ex hobby aviator, artist, retired librarian, infosec student, science & tech enthusiast |
Martine
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Savouring Sicily
A week long organised tour of east Sicily, visiting Mt Etna, Syracuse, Taormina, & the Aeolian Islands
https://msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/savouring-sicily/
Laser Eye Surgery ahoy!
https://msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2026/05/02/laser-eye-surgery-ahoy/
A Concerning visit to a Consultant
https://msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/a-concerning-visit-to-a-consultant/
A Tale of 2 Cities: Lincoln & Nottingham
Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln, one of England’s lovely cathedral cities, has been on my wish list a long time, but it always looked a bit difficult to reach, moreover with my decreasing mobility. Nonetheless, I took at more serious look at how to get there, and realised it was no more than a short train journey extra than flying to a city.
https://msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2026/04/25/a-tale-of-2-cities-lincoln-nottingham/
A short break in Zadar
Kornati National Park In order to see the consultant in timely fashion about instigating disease modifying treatment for the Crohn’s, I had little choice but to cancel a 5 night trip to Bilbao. To compensate, I booked a 4 night trip to Zadar, Croatia, and I just returned home this morning. Zadar Staying in the Old Town, my accommodation was a simple but practical room at the…
https://msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2025/05/08/a-short-break-in-zadar/
April in Amsterdam
Amsterdam Aside from the easy opportunity to have a crazy head trip of hearing bar-goers reciting prayers, Amsterdam is an ace destination. No better time than spring when the famous tulips are in bloom, and the trees are in blossom. I was fortunate to get 6 days of blue skies. Hotel Arena Day 1 Aer Lingus brought me over on an early morning flight, the journey being not much more than an hour duration.
https://msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2025/04/12/april-in-amsterdam/
How am I now?
The most notable differences between then (let’s say a year back) and now are that all 4 limbs have grown weaker with intrusive constant prickly paraesthesia in all limb extremities. This has begun in more recent times, the past two months.its both unpleasant and very disabling. I think the average person can possibly imagine this as there’s no one element out of the ordinary experience, only that it all coincides in one blow-out disability.
