Cayla-LaelMay 3, 20205 minWhy can't I be/do more?Why can't I just do that, know that, move like that? Why do I feel so trapped in a body that is so incapable of doing the things that I...
Cayla-LaelApr 28, 20203 minChunky Nutty Chocolate Vegan Oats with Caramelized BananaIt's currently getting very chilly here in Johannesburg. Cold combined with the added stress of COVID and the grueling hours I have been...
Cayla-LaelJan 26, 20203 minI'm back! Hello to all of you lovely humans! Happy new year and beautiful new beginnings to you all. I started working again on the 1st of...
Cayla-LaelNov 26, 20194 minONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!Today is a very important day for me. The 20th of November last year was the day that I was diagnosed with vasculitis. Owing to my belief...
Cayla-LaelNov 6, 201911 minEpigenetics - The nitty gritty changes in diseaseAutoimmune diseases are damn tough to deal with and live with. When things go wrong, they go really wrong and it feels like there's no...
Cayla-LaelNov 1, 20196 minThe Spoon TheoryLiving with a chronic illness is difficult, it manages to weasel its way into pretty much every aspect of your life. No matter how...
Cayla-LaelOct 23, 20196 minThe Health System is BrokenOver the last few days, I have been struggling more and more. I've once again become a rice crispy, with my joints giving me absolute...
Cayla-LaelOct 10, 20196 minWorld Mental Health DayToday is World Mental Health awareness day. I thought it would be appropriate to share some of my struggles and speak out about my own...
Cayla-LaelJul 31, 20197 minA quick catch upI am so terribly sorry that I haven't posted in over a month. I've been having a pretty tough time since May. I promise to post some more...
Cayla-LaelJun 20, 20195 minAcceptance If Autoimmune diseases had contracts, the terms and conditions and fine print would be absolutely, indescribably detailed and unbearably...
Cayla-LaelJun 5, 20193 minGive Yourself TimeAs I sit typing this post, I am devastated. I knew my journey had only just begun and that there were many more challenges awaiting me,...
Cayla-LaelMay 31, 20196 minThe big, ugly 'R' word!Hello readers, It's been a minute, and in that minute I've had quite a ride. Getting back to work has been good for me, I felt like I...
Cayla-LaelMay 16, 20199 minGut Health and AIPI've been horrendously inconsistent and I haven't posted it a while. To be honest, I went into full holiday mode in Zanzibar. I have also...
Cayla-LaelApr 13, 20194 minMe Time As much as I wanted to write about the Autoimmune Paleo Diet for this next post, I thought it would be more fitting to right a little on...
Cayla-LaelApr 6, 201911 minMy Tailor Made Management ProtocolFinally! Here's the low down on my treatment protocol. Growing up, I was always encouraged to try natural remedies first before taking...
Cayla-LaelMar 30, 20196 minA Miraculous Turn Hello, As I sit here writing the post, I myself, am still in disbelief with what I'm about to share with you. My plan for the blog was to...
Cayla-LaelMar 18, 20193 minHot off the Press: PD-1 the missing link? While there are many new studies being published at the moment relating to AI, praise be to whichever God you choose, a new study was...
Cayla-LaelMar 13, 20197 minMy Not So Fairy-ish TaleHello hello, I thought it was time to share with you the battles I've faced thus far and what lead to me eventually reaching a diagnosis....
Cayla-LaelMar 6, 20198 minAutoimmune Disease Awareness MonthHello beautiful people, So many things have happened in the last month that it seems almost surreal. There's a lot for me to post about...
Cayla-LaelJan 29, 20196 minC-ANCA Associated vascul-WHAT?!?!C-ANCA associated vasculitis, it's a mouthful, possibly the name of an alien, potentially a universe too? No, regrettably it's nothing...