Hello

Its been a few weeks since I updated my blog, so sorry to anyone who is following my progress. I am now on my diet as I want to lose a stone in weight, LOL my ever increasing waistline means my skirts and dresses are getting a tad tight!!!!! So I have started lowering my intake of sugar, fatty breakfasts which were virtually routine in my job, LOL although a full english once a week wont hurt (Will it???)

Trouble is when I am out on the road each day on long journeys I tend to get peckish, I have always got a couple of packets of midget gems or skittles in my van, LOL I have a sweet tooth!!!!

So to the bad news this week, I have been diagnosed as having stage 2 COPD, even tho I gave up smoking sometime ago. My dear Mum passed away on christmas day 2007 and she suffered from COPD since 1995, This diagnosis has knocked me for 6 and I dont know where to turn now with regard to my full transition, Do I carry on with the full treatment through to my op at charing cross GIC, Do I continue with my hormones, Is this COPD going to have a big effect on my life.

So many unanswered questions, many friends have told me to carry on but my head is so full of thoughts about how bad will my COPD get in the future as it cannot be cured and at my age (55)will I still have a healthy life, My gp says as have I given up smoking the disease will now stabalise and not get any worse.

We will see??

I have been offered a position as Communications and marketing officer with a new TG advisory group based in Milton Keynes, which sort of helps as I have made it my lifes work to help in the TG community as much as possible.

I hope you are all well, catch up soon

Sweet Regards

Sophie x