My New Helsinki Apartment

Helsinki Apartment Consumes Me and My Time   After waiting for some seven years I got offered a new apartment in Helsinki.If you are wondering why I have been postio little over the last few months.The reason is due to organizing the new apartment.As I am visually impaired as a result of suffering from multiple sclerosis things [...]

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Dragon Voice Recognition Software Does Work

Dragon Voice Recognition Software     I received my package of Dragon voice recognition software some 3 months ago.This is really to aid me writing as Multiple Sclerosis has worsened my vision.To the point where actually focusing on the screen and cursor is intolerable.Editing any text can take me hours to complete.My trip to the [...]

Diary of a British Expatriate in Helsinki Finland

The Finnish Sauna Health Benefits

In simple terms a Sauna is a dry-heat sweat bath and for Finnish People forms the basis of most alternative health therapies  as well as Hydrotherapies in and around the world today.Almost all health clubs,fitness gyms and hotels offer some form of sauna room for their guests and patrons. Finnish Sauna and Turkish Bath   [...]

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Middle England Meeting Forges Best Bet Diet

Meet The Best Bet Diet I returned home from my two week Psycho-Social course at Iiris Eye Center for the visually disabled late Friday evening.This has been my second 2 week course and the staff all fully trained in each of their disciplines were once again caring,committed and openly showed a warm,loving environment.As I have [...]

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Going back for Psycho-Social Course at Iiris

The day has come and I am off to start a new course at Iiris the Visually Impaired Center.I shall be away until 29 May.This course is entitled Psycho-social course and to tell you the truth,I do not fully understand what the coyurse covers,suffice I have to travel and be resident  at the Iisis center [...]

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A re-union with Iiris

I received a phone call last week from a psychologist asking if I would be prepared to go on another course at Iiris;The visually impaired center in Helsinki.As some may know I was there for two weeks some 5 months ago.I have had many follow up consultations,a huge amount of visual aids dispensed to me [...]

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life style blogger reckons with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis A Change In Lifestyle Diagnosed with Multiple Ssclerosis some 4 years ago and every thing that has been going on in my life in the last 4 years,I finally got around to thinking of my current situation and life style.When I say”I finally got round to thinking”,I meant the penny dropped.I have have been diagnosed with Primary [...]

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Returning white cane changes life

A White Cane,A Friend Lost   Adopting a new white cane and donning a positive attitude has  litteraly forced me and no pun intended:To open my ey7es.Strange the amount of small things we become unaware of in our daily wanderings through life.I must admit I would be up there in the front of the queue [...]

Diary of a British Expatriate in Helsinki Finland