Miserable Christmas

I haven't posted for a long time, as food and the growing of food has been far from my mind. I've been suffering from a severe bout of mucositis, the cause of which has been diagnosed as Sjogren's syndrome. The effect of this is that I can hardly eat anything at all, as my tongue, gums and throat are raw and permanently covered in ulcers. My teeth ache and are horribly sensitive. No treatment has been forthcoming, or effective so far.

Never have I been so grateful for spuds, as mashed potato has been virtually all I can eat. I have been more or less bed-ridden from the fibromyalgia caused by the condition, and I'm not optimistic about if I'll be able to carry on doing heavy horticultural work.