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Giving Up Chocolate... Again!


I'm someone who has a major sweet tooth. My Great Nan used to give me 50p to buy a treat from the shop when I was little and pretty much most of the time I'd buy as many Freddos I could. Although I'm not as bad now, aside from the fact that Freddos are a ripoff, I do tend to look for something sweet to have after tea. I go to my Nan's house and she offers me a chocolate digestive, I have dessert in a restaurant and I'll have something chocolate based, or be snuggling up with a blanket and enjoying a hot chocolate. It seems to be everywhere and sometimes your body really needs a break from it all. 

Two years ago I gave it up for Dechox and here I am doing it again. This time I've roped Andy in to do it as well. It's not just chocolate you give up during the month of March, but anything with cocoa in which can be pretty at hard at times. The challenge is to make it through the whole month while raising money for The British Heart Foundation, and together our goal is to hit £300. I really hope we can hit or even surpass our goal, and you can donate via the website or via text. To text donate send a message "ASLH50" then the amount so £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10 to the number 70070.

It's going to be a tough challenge but I'm ready to take it on and push through. I did it in 2016 and I felt so empowered knowing that for a whole month I can give up something I love and donate to charity for it. Every time I raise money for charity I donate myself too. After the month is up I might just have to indulge in some chocolate brownies to celebrate. Please click the button below and sponsor me even if it's £1, after all it's cheaper than a hot chocolate!



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If you don't have Arthritis yourself, you probably know somebody who does. I have an Arthritis related condition, and two family in my family and one person in my boyfriend's family have Arthritis so I know first hand the difficulties it can present to people of all ages. NRS Healthcare recently created a project to look at the effects Arthritis can bring by testing out a pair of Arthritis simulation gloves that were designed by Cambridge University that mimic the stiffness and difficulty that those living with the condition can experience. Of course the gloves can't fully mimc the pain or full effects but it is one example of how debilitating this condition can be.

NRS Healthcare have created a couple of animated videos showing the gloves in use and also ran a Facebook Live session showing the gloves in use and testing some of their other products out. I am really thankful that NRS Healthcare have created these videos and especially testing the gloves out, as my Nan has Arthritis and she really struggles with using her fingers. They're swollen beyond belief, pink/purple in colour and full of burn scars because she has spilled boiling water on herself or struggled to get her fingers in oven gloves so has taken trays out of the oven with just a tea towel. NRS Healthcare have a range of mobility products available to help people with Arthritis out, whether it be eating and drinking aids, seating aids, household aids or personal care aids too.

If you know someone with Arthritis or meet someone with the condition, be patient with them, help them out where you can and give them a huge (gentle!) hug and let them know you're trying your best to understand. Watch the videos below to hear more information from NRS Healthcare UK about Arthritis.



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