Today I’m going to tell the story of something personal, raw and close to my heart. I hope it will help in someway. Be it to give you hope that better days eventually come, no matter how difficult things get or maybe it will simply give a little perspective to... View Article
“2020. The year that the world got to experience some of the restrictions, loss and uncertainty that those with ME/CFS have lived with in the shadows, for many, many years.’ If your social media feed is anything like mine, as we approach the end of the year, you will be seeing... View Article
Over the years many people have asked me why I think I got sick again, after a spending a number of years believing I was fully recovered from ME/CFS. I wanted to share my thoughts on this with you in the hope it will help any of you on your own recovery... View Article
It’s been a month since I last checked in here and around five weeks since the Coronavirus lockdown began in the UK. I know for many of us, emotions are up and down, with some days being better than others. I’m sure that, like me, you’ll be seeing the parallels... View Article
Ten Years. So much can happen in that amount of time, especially when you experience something that unexpectedly comes along and turns your life upside down and puts you on a completely different path than the one you had planned for yourself. Many of us expect our life to travel... View Article
Honouring the Darkness We hear so much about ‘thinking positively’ and as any of you who know me will agree, so much of what I share here is generally quite positive. Visualising positive outcomes, thinking lovely thoughts and making the best out of each day plays a huge part in... View Article
During my years living with this complex condition, I have so often found myself struggling for words when someone asks me ‘What does M.E actually feel like? How does it affect you?’ You would think, after 20 years experiencing this illness, I would have an answer to these questions by... View Article
Part Three – Further Consultations and Digging Deeper A number of weeks later, after having had the MRI scan, I was back at the hospital to see my Endocrinologist again. The MRI results showed that I had a number of small lesions in the white matter surrounding my brain which... View Article