Laura's Pen

Hi everyone. Just to let you know I’m moving my blog over to a free hosted site. You can find it at https://lauraspenblog.wordpress.com/ Please update any links you have bookmarked as any to this site will become unavailable later in the year. Laura

It’s time to start searching for those Hummingbirds! Topcashback Easter Treats 2023 has begun. This is where you can find all the daily clue answers and a list of random hummingbird locations… Easter is coming, which means two things: stuffing myself with chocolate and searching for Topcashback Easter treats! Scroll down for the latest daily clue answers, hints and tips to find those elusive…

Topcashback Xmas Treats Giveaway 2021: Daily Clue Answers and Hints & Tips

Can you hear the birds humming? Topcashback Xmas Treats is coming soon. Keep an eye on this page for the daily clue answers and help finding more hummingbirds… Christmas is coming and it’s time for some Topcashback Xmas Treats. Keep scrolling for the latest daily clue answers and for hints and tips to find the random hummingbirds, which will hopefully win you some Xmas treats. We all know that…

Topcashback Trick or Treat 2021 giveaway: daily clue answers and tips & hints

Haven’t we just done this? Topcashback Trick or Treats hummingbird game is coming soon. Bookmark this page for the daily clue answers and tips to find more birds… Halloween is coming and it’s time to do some Trick or Treating on Topcashback. Scroll down for the latest daily clue answers and hints & tips to find the randomly appearing hummingbirds to help you win big! Well..maybe just add 20p to…

I had a lockdown baby… and she’s about to turn one

At the start of February 2020, I was nearly 8 months pregnant and my biggest fear was having to be induced at exactly 42 weeks and thus my baby being born on April Fool’s Day. Then, as I turned 36 weeks pregnant, the slowly bubbling news story of the pandemic in China came a lot closer to home, when a lady with Covid-19 got an Uber to one of my local hospitals. Luckily, not the one I was…

It’s all been quiet on Laura’s Pen (life update)

It’s all been quiet on Laura’s Pen. What terrible tragedy has befouled me? Never fear! It’s all been good news. It’s just life keeping me away from my keyboard. Those who follow me on social media will know some of this, but, alas, I have been quiet even on there. So what has been happening? I’ve had to look at my blog to refresh my memory as to when I last wrote… and ..um.. The last life…

Exhausted all the time? Think you’ve had a Thyroid problem ruled out? Here’s why further testing may be needed…

Laura’s Pen explains why she is using Medichecks to monitor her Thyroid levels…

I’ve suffered from an underactive Thyroid since I was 13-years-old. I was diagnosed fairly quickly but, since becoming very ill again as an adult with ME, I have come to discover that Thyroid problems aren’t always properly ruled out in people with chronic fatigue as a symptom.

I have been given a product for review…

Why ME is so much more than "just" being tired #MEcfs #pwme #millionsmissing

Laura Chamberlain explains why “tired” doesn’t begin to explain living with ME…

If you’ve heard of ME before, it may not have been in a flattering light. Ricky Gervais famously joked that ME was the condition where: “I don’t feel like going to work today.”

This joke is over 10 years old, but unfortunately, it is a stigma those of us with ME, which stands for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, still face.

An update on Laura’s health and life…

Hello everyone, it has been a little while. That’s because I was busy planning a wedding! But that’s done now, so here’s a little update on what has been going on.

Before I start, I would REALLY appreciate anyone who wishes to endorse me for the WEGO health awards. These are awards the recognise the work of health advocates and I have been nominated in the…

My life with ME interview for Echo App #meawareness #millionsmissing #mecfs #pwme

Echo app interviewed me for ME awareness day 2018. Find out what I said about living with this condition…

Just a quick blog to let you guys know I was interviewed about my ME over on the Echo app blog.

You may remember I wrote a review of Echo app some time ago. They are an app for UK NHS prescriptions that send your prescriptions straight to your door.

Joe Lofts from Echo got in touch with me…

Win a Thyroid Check Plus test from Medichecks (UK only). Click the link to enter #thyroidtests #thyroid #health #comp #win #giveaway

Medichecks gave me a Thyroid Test to give to one of my UK readers. It could be you. Enter the Competition below…

Last month, Medichecks sent me a test so I could try out their service. I had an at-home finger-prick test and I found the process super simple. You can read my review here.

This post also contains affiliate links, which means if you click one of the product links I will get a small…

Health testing with Medichecks: I try at an at-home blood test #health #chronicillness #healthscreen

Laura’s Pen takes a look at the Medichecks at-home finger-prick blood test kit… In the last few years you will know I’ve had a lot of new diagnoses and, with it, I’ve had a lot of blood tests. When my Lyme clinic requested I get a long list of tests done – primarily vitamin tests but also things like thyroid function, I quickly found a site online that seemed to provide the best price for most of…

Unboxing the @Medichecks Home Finger-Prick Test for UK Private Blood Testing #health #chronicillness #fertilitytests #thyroidtests #healthscreens

On a mission to find out more about your health? Laura takes a look inside the Medichecks home blood test kit… I’ve had a lot of blood tests over the years with my many many health problems. And when it comes to private testing, Medichecks is a favourite of mine. They have a wide range of tests, from thyroid health to vitamin deficiencies, liver screens to fertility checks. I have been given this…

Could your Fibromyalgia be hiding undiagnosed Endometriosis? #endometriosisawareness

It’s Endometriosis awareness month and I want to give you some information on the common women’s health problem that could be masked by your fibromyalgia… This post was originally posted on February Stars blog and has been reposted here with their permission. One in ten women of reproductive age suffers from Endometriosis. The problem is, not all of them know it. Many of them haven’t even heard…