I'm sorry - Narrowboat Girl 

Wishing both you and Fiona a happy and healthy 2024. Please keep us informed of your progress.

Missing you! Hope everything is ok! 🙏

Hi Emma, no need for apologies, just happy to see you again. I guess it's a good thing that they have identified the heart issue - hopefully some kind of treatment can be found to alleviate the symptoms - it can take a while when you have multiple issues so hang in there and dont get downhearted. Wishing you all the best for 2024

Sorry to hear you've been so unwell for so long. Hope you and your mother have a wonderful Christmas and great New Year.

Sorry to hear you're so poorly. Appreciate the update. All the best for 2024, Ladies.

Praying for good health

Merry Christmas. No apology is necessary. Your 2024 is going to be great!

Your heath seems challenging, but your spirit is strong and no apologies are necessary! Get better soon.

Yeah, the heart is not unimportant. 🙂 I got atrial fibrillation, which was repaired in a mostly ambulatory surgery - the difference that made is mindblowing! Fortunately the heart is well understood and very sturdy and if I understood you right you're guaranteed to get / have gotten surgery yourself. It'll make / will have made a massive difference and your next Christmas should be much more festive 😀

Dear Emma how lovely to hear from you which in itself is a Christmas gift to so many of us. So sorry to hear about your health issues and complications with energy levels that made college difficulty. Despite all these setbacks your inspiring positivity still shines through although it must weigh so heavily upon you. I love that you still have ambitions to carry on studying so with an attitude like that I know there will come a time when these health issues are properly diagnosed and stabilised and your quality of life improved. You are spectacular. Wishing you and your mum a wonderful Christmas. You will be in our thoughts. Always love your videos. You will always be the supreme 'Narrowboat Girl.'

I have several young friends who have gotten their degrees from online schools. It took some searching and finding the right program..often finding happiness in fields that they didnt evenvthink of doing before needing to choose online universities. One is in the medical field and now has a job she can do from home.

So sorry to hear you're suffering like this. I really wish you well. Have a lovely Xmas and a good and healthy 2024.

I have fibromyalgia and arthritis, so I totally understand the joint and muscle pain plus the fatigue.

Its such a shame emma as you always seemed so fit doing the locks and in that fresh air on the canals and the peace and quiet you had also on the boat (bar the dogs yapping) hope your health improves into the new year .

I can understand Emma,when I was your age had a similar type of health problems,when I got so tired.

No need to apologize for anything, we understand and we're sorry you're not feeling well. We all do what we can, when we can. It's good to know you're keeping on top of your health ❤️

What a sad news to hear you're so poor. Thank you for your update. Wish you and your mother a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

GET WELL SOON EMMA.

We love you sweetheart. Best wishes always. Merry Christmas.

Oh dear Emma, hope you get better soon, hope you have a good Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you and your Mum. You will get through this and your positive outlook on life will make sure you get better quickly.

Aww, thanks for the update, but I'm so sorry to hear about your health & education problems. Wishing you the very best treatment & hopefully pain management / even recovery. Hope you & your Mum & friends have a lovely calm, happy Christmas & blessings for the new year.

I'm so sorry to hear you're unwell Emma! I hope that you make a speedy and complete recovery! I've heard of PoTS, and its effects on people, but I hope that this will be rectified soon, and allow you to get on with your life! ❤ I wish you and your equally delightful mum a very Merry Christmas, and all best wishes for the New Year! ❤ Further, you never have to apologise for not being well! 😀

get better - happy holidays

So sorry to hear how bad your health has become. Hope your doctors can get to the bottom of your problems and make your life a lot better. Have the best Christmas you can.

Thank you for posting and sharing this Emma, and there really is no need for an apology. We do miss your videos but, looking after yourself is more important. So sorry to hear how poorly you have been, and I’m sure everyone will be wishing you a speedy recovery. Take care and, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your Mum (and the pets, of course 🐾)

Get well soon Emma, a merry Christmas to you , and your mum. thank you for the updates , I've been watching your videos while you were on the boat , what an interesting way of life.

I’m very sorry to hear you are unwell, such a pity as you were very active when living on the boat. I sincerely hope you and mum have a lovely Christmas, take care of yourselves.

Sorry your update had to be a report about the trials besetting you. Such a brave young lady. I hope your medical condition improves. I hope your perseverance results in the outcome you want. You really are so creative. Thank you for the update. Sending you good thoughts..

Thank you for sharing your situation, and there are no apologies needed. Life does throw things at us from time to time, and our strength and resilience is tested. You are doing great with what you have done, and are doing currently. I wish you both a Happy Christmas and a great New Year. xx

Merry Christmas Emma and all the best for speedy recovery. And thank you for the update🙏

TY Emma and Happy Holidays to you - I wish the best for you and I hope in 2024 the doctors really get aggressive in diagnosing and helping you in your situation.

Sending all my love and prayers to you Emma, have the best Christmas, and I hope that in the new year you start feeling better, get well soon.

Hoping you feel better soon. Wishing you and Mum a Very Happy Christmas.

Dec 25 Downunda, Right Emma, NO WHEEL CHAIR RACES! Right! Not without a stack hat and leathers. Fitted batteries in earlier models so take my word. AND theres a lady round this necka da woods in one, the Wallopers keep pullin her over and gettin a speed camera out and checking. Nearly got her fined, 47k in a 50 zone! Geez, it like these teachers have forgotten all about hard copies. Nice job Mum! ✋[Hi 5] Nice goin Emma ✋[Hi 5] keep tryin to put ya best foot forward m8. Look forward to the updates.

So nice to hear from you again. It's been too long. One of the few things we have in the states that I think every country should adopt, it is a law that every public building needs to be handicapped accessible. Take care, God Bless and Merry Christmas ( which is tomorrow ) to you and your Mom, Paul from Florida.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, Emma, to you and your mum. Shame that college didn't work out for now but glad you are pursuing other options. Look after yourself and know that we are out here rooting for you :)

Best wishes to you and your mum for 2024 ❤

Have a great Christmas , please keep us updated with your adventures. Its good to talk about how you feeling , college etc. Dont let weak bullies get to you and bring you down to there levels, Homeschooling is good , you are a testament to it working. You can do City and Guilds and functional skills level 2 at home.

Hi Fiona , Im going to keep you in my prayers for recovery. Despite the difficulties you have been having your shining with positive energy which is inspirational.May you and your mum have a great Christmas.

A happy and peaceful Christmas to you and Mum. My son found his college was not helpful with his autism. I hope you feel better soon.

Thank you for the update. Added you to my prayer list. Merry Christmas and hoping for a better 2024.

Really sorry to hear your news, keep smiling though and I'm sure your health will improve very soon . Wishing you both a Happy Christmas 🎄

It's just good to hear from you again Happy Christmas to you and Mum. It's great that you can do online school and that you keep going. Hang in here I hope you have a better New Year.

So sorry you are not feeling well Emma I truly hope they find out your problems wishing you a. Happy and healthy new year to you and Fiona xx

Merry Christmas! To you and your Mom. Get well young lady. Always nice to hear from you guys.

Merry Christmas to you and your mom! Hope you're feeling better soon.

Dear Emma! I have watched your videos for years. You have allways been such a lovely, positive, curious and energetic girl. I really hope you get well soon. Good luck with studies! Merry Christmas!

All the best Emma to you and your Mum. Hope you feel better soon. Take care 🎄🎄👍👍

Sorry to hear about your health troubles, Emma. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Hope your health improves.

Happy Christmas and a healthier New Year to you and mum .

Get well Emma, hope you and your mum have a happy Christmas and wish you the best for 2024 ❤❤

Hello! Happy to see your video. It's about 5 am here in Illinois in the States and I can't sleep. I, too, deal with medical issues that are painful and exhaust me. I've had rheumatoid arthritis for 30 years along with a bunch of other stuff. Now I'm just getting over Covid. Usually I don't feel like moving. A medicine I was taking (Enbrel) just stopped working. Anyway, I saw you pop up and was excited. I'm so sorry you're going through these difficulties. I hope you can find out more answers and that you can get treatment. I think of some diseases like rheumatoid arthritis as "you look fine to me" diseases as another person can't really see how horrible a person feels inside. Just thought I'd share that. I hope you and your mom have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! Best wishes! ❤ Thanks for sharing your journey.

Merry Christmas, Emma, and Fiona.

Wishing you a good recovery

Bummer, all the best and good luck we all need some luck now and then. Happy trails

Hope you feel better soon Emma. I have watched your uploads since you first posted as im interested in Narrowboat living. Wishing you all the best for the New Year and hope to see more uploads. Take care.

Look after yourself and keep positive and hope that you and Mum have a groovy Xmas and a fab new year xx

So great to hear from you! Your still the best. I can feel for you. I've got chronic AFib with my heart. It's under control right now. But that can change. But never give up. You'll be fine. It took almost 8 years to get me fixed. I'll be praying daily for you and mom. You have a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!!

Wow Emma, you have really been through the mill ! Very sorry to hear that your health has become such a burden. A real shame about the college, knowing how much you were looking forward to it. No apologies are needed! Your positivity in spite of everything is amazing and will carry you through this and I'm quite sure you WILL find your own niche in the world. Wishing you and Fiona the best Christmas and may the New Year be so much better for you. John

Lovely to hear from you Emma, but so sorry to hear about your health issues. Take life easy and look forward to seeing you active again in 2024. XX

Merry Christmas Emma! Love you, miss you, and hope the New Year will be better.

Oh dear! The update is appreciated. Definitely wish life had dealt you a better hand. That thing about online for everybody then but not for we who are disabled now, is often discussed in online spaces for disabled people here in the US, it does seem a bit unjust. The art sounds fun, it is a joy to create, whatever from that creating might take.

Sorry you've been poorly. Hope the meds keep you getting better. Love your vlogs. Take care ❤

I know how much of a struggle all this can be , hope you feel stronger soon

Good to see you again after 2 years away or so. Keep going!!

Wish you all the best Emma. Have a wonderful Christmas and may the new year bring you better health.

Sorry to hear your not feeling well. Merry Christmas. Hope you feel better soon.

I opened this as soon as I saw it appear! Please take care, watching you grow from a child to a young woman has been wonderful, I know you’ll manage this with the help of your Mom and your Doctors…. All will be well. Merry Christmas to you and your Mom ( Mum ) :) My best to you both from Canada!

Sorry to hear your not feeling well. But I absolutely sure you'll get better soon. Everything will be fine. Merry Christmas to you and your Mum. Take care and keep staying in touch with us.

Very sorry to hear about your health problems. A lot of people take a year out due to health issues and then resume their studies. I therefore hope your health improves greatly in 2024. Best of luck to you!

hope you manage to have a great Christmas,love your new glasses frames

Hi Emma (and Fiona), I have been following you on and off since your Vlog of day One and it is hard to equate the images of that active young lady dashing around the locks and narrowboat with you discussing your cool electric wheelchair. By the way, love the chair and hope it gives you the mobility you are looking for. The heart diagnosis show that you were not trying to put something over the College so they really should have made the effort to properly support you. Back in my late 40s (1998) I tried to do an IT degree with a disability and the University made all sorts of provisions and allowances for me. Even paid a stipend to another student to take lecture notes for me because I had difficulty writing by hand without pain. Then one Course Director decided that I was faking and refused to support me using Dragon NaturallySpeaking for writing code so I had to do it by hand. I passed that course but it left me with considerable extra damage to my muscles and I had to drop out because I couldn't manage the pain levels. Support and understanding from your educational providers are absolutely essential and the College failed that aspect in a big way. Do make sure to report their failure to the Education Authority. Not for yourself as you have already moved on, but to help protect others that might enroll on the basis of supposed support which will turn out to be as nonexistent as you found. I gave up on my further education aspirations because the added injury which could have been avoided if the support had been consistent across the board. I am hopeful that a level playing field can be found for you and you can follow your dreams for higher education. Don't let others steal your dreams by their petty-mindedness. They don't have that right! By now Christmas will be over and you will all be looking forward to the beginning of the New Year. Trusting that you (and of course Fiona) will have a good start to 2024 and make it a year of successes. Wishing you both all the very best from South Australia.

Thanks xx

Sending good thoughts to you for Christmas and the new year. I'm looking forward to spending a week on a narrowboat in May with an old friend from the Gayton marina. Your narrow boat vids nurtured a desire to spend some time on Englands canals and we've booked the boat. Hope you're up and around before too long and enjoying life. Persevere.

Keep your positive mind attitude - this will help a lot! Stay focused on what you enjoy and make your soul vibrate! Greetings to you and your Mama from Romania! Wish you health and energy! Craciun fericit 🤗

Hi Emma. Haven't heard from you in a while. I hope you are still battling on with your health and winning? I am sure all your subscribers love hearing from you. Be brave.

I hope you feel better fast. Merry Christmas to you and your Mom and family, all the best in 2024.

Sorry to hear you're unwell , get better soon .

Merry Christmas Emma hope you get everything you desire and thank you for the update, hopefully you will feel better in 2024 ❤

Wishing you the best over xmas and hoping the new year brings you better health and prosperity 🙏

Want to wish you and your mom happy holidays and hope your upcoming year is much better

I also have trained in Auslan, a truly beautiful language, my best wishes for your way forward.

Happy Christmas to you and your family hope you're better soon Emma.Take care God bless.

Get well soon and a Merry christmas xxx

Cool about the update. Merry Christmas to you and your mom

Hope you will be on the road to recovery soon and you have a very merry Christmas,,my prayers are with you always take care....

Merry Christmas to you and your mum, and best wishes for 2024.

Bless you. I wish you a very happy Christmas to you and your mum. Take care of yourself angel xx

whatever happened to narrowboat girl , hope all is well - we all miss you duys

Sorry to hear your health as not been good , theres no need to apologise for anything, I hope you and your mom have a great Christmas and fingers crossed 2024 is a much better year for you in everyway . MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳.

happy Christmas thanks for update. Emma I hope it all goes well for you

Thanks for the update Emma. You're doing amazing. God bless your Christmas all of you, including all the furry ones

Sorry to hear about you're not feeling well .Do have a very very happy Christmas you and your Muum .From the Canada

Lovely to see an update even though things aren't going too well for you just at the moment. I hope the doctors can figure the physical issues and get that mending. Just wondered about your emotional health and how you are feeling about how your life is. Doctors not so good at that. Wishing you both a Happy Christmas.

Happy Christmas. Wishing you a better year next near.

Hang in there! Merry Christmas!

Emma, Wishing you have a better year this year than recent for yourself and Fiona. I note other posters have mentioned Lyme disease that can be caught from tick bites with the disease being dormant for years. Worth having it crossed off the list of things to test for. I've watched you grow up through your canal adventures and hope you are able to get out and about soon. All the best.

So sorry to hear you’re so poorly. I hope 2024 is better for you health wisest lots of love. X

Hope you have a better healthier 2024. Happy Christmas 🎉🎉🎉