My Story

In February 2017, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease. Receiving this diagnosis was a relief because I had been fighting for 12 months to find out why I was so unwell.

It started a month before I left for a 6-week holiday to Europe. I woke up one morning with a rash down my leg, the following week I was struggling to walk due to muscle and joint pain and then the debilitating fatigue set in.

I spent the next 12 months visiting doctors and specialists and having a significant number of tests to find out what was wrong with me. Each test I received kept indicating nothing was wrong. I can’t even begin to describe how helpless I felt during this period. Let’s just say there was a lot of tears!

Once I finally received my Hashimoto’s diagnosis, I thought I would heal quickly but it hasn’t been that easy. I began researching how I can change my lifestyle to improve my symptoms, this led me to create Life with Hashimoto’s to share my story and hopefully help others.