“No. No, no, no, no, no!! I can’t be going backwards again. I was going so well. Getting so strong. On the way to recovery. What’s happening?! Why am I wiped out again? It can’t be. It can’t be a relapse. Can it?!” Sound familiar? It certainly sounds familiar to me. … [Read more...]
CFS / ME & Pain: The Silent War on an Internal Battlefield
On this ANZAC day in Australia I sit and reflect on the sacrifices so many people have made in the name of war. I salute the veterans throughout the world, especially those close to my heart. But it also makes me reflective of the silent war people with CFS and pain fight daily. … [Read more...]
Is CFS / ME Your Enemy or Ally? It’s Your Choice
Is CFS your enemy or your ally? What a strange question, you may say, but whether we view our health issues as our ally or something to fight against makes a huge difference. For a long time I saw my illness as the enemy - something to fight, to resist, to plot against and … [Read more...]
But You Don’t Look Sick … Oh, Now You Do!! The Ironies of CFS / ME
Oh, the irony!! For over 20 years I have battled the invisible nature of CFS and wished that there was some visible sign of how sick I really was at times. But now, after shaving my head for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave three weeks ago, suddenly people ARE … [Read more...]
A New Focus: The CFS Blog
(For some time I have been resisting focussing this blog specifically on people living with CFS/ME/CFIDS. But when I resist something it's usually a sign I should be doing it ;-), and this is no exception. So I have decided to now focus on writing blogs for people living with CFS … [Read more...]
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