Going gluten (and booze) free

I’ve been gluten free for four years, almost tee-total for two years and caffeine and sugar free for six months. (I’m a nightmare dinner guest!)

In summer 2011 I got an infection from a toenail that I’d damaged out fell running. It was treated with antibiotics and cleared up. I went to Paris in the August with Mum and ate steak tartare (raw beef). It was delicious at the time but I was really ill after eating it.

Dear friends and family,

I’ve not been in touch often with friends and family over the past year. Round robins are pants but it’s easier than trying to call everyone individually and I’m not using social media, so forgive the group email.

It’s nearly a year since I was diagnosed with a benign tumour on my pituitary gland. For such tiny (probably 1-2mm) growth, it’s caused an awful lot of hassle.