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Perimenopause comes to us all. Just the title sounds a lot, doesn’t it? My parents were brave (or mad) enough to have four kids, and three of us were girls. They obviously stopped when they got to me, the perfect child! I think there were plenty of times my dad (and most probably brother) dreamed of escaping on holiday or just down the pub, though, in reality, he just hid in the loft or the shed. There are five years between each of us: Karen (49), Louise (44), and me, Claire

A Husband’s Perspective of my wife's hysterectomy When people ask me what it was like looking after Claire after her hysterectomy, I usually answer with words like exhausting, challenging, isolating, and stressful. But I also describe it as fulfilling, eye-opening, and deeply bonding. Seeing my wife go from relying on me for the smallest tasks to regaining independence was an emotional journey—one that tested us but also brought us closer together. Husbands view of a hysterec

What is it Like Living with Someone with PMDD? We met about 10 years ago, and Claire was, well, normal when it came to mood swings and ‘that time of the month.’ Over time, subtle changes appeared; her periods became more frequent, and her mood became unpredictable. She would experience deeper lows and occasional highs, but the down times kept getting worse and more severe. As the years went by, Claire’s PMDD symptoms became more apparent, but we had no idea what was happening