I can’t afford to talk about this much and I’d appreciate it if no-one offload to me about their own feelings on this. It’s just too much for me, as someone who had a virus and then never recovered. But I want to say something, briefly, about the news that clinics will be set upContinue reading “‘Long-covid’”
Author Archives: Anna Redshaw
The Baby Thing #2
It can come out of nowhere. And even though the effect isn’t quite as dramatic or devastating as it once was, it’s still very much there. I suppose you could say I chose my health over a family of my own. I don’t consider it to have been much of a choice, but I supposeContinue reading “The Baby Thing #2”
Ripple Effect
Sending support and understanding to anyone else with an awareness of how their health might impact those around them. It can feel like quite a weight to carry. It’s not us that is hard work though. It is our health. To know people need a break from your health is hard because there’s very littleContinue reading “Ripple Effect”
A Decade of M.E.
I have awarded myself this massive gold star because one week of M.E. symptoms is too long, never mind a decade. I have survived and I deserve a giant gold star for that! I had so many things that I wanted to say about my progress and my triumphs and the ways I’ve adapted toContinue reading “A Decade of M.E.”
Notes to myself
• “I want to be better than this.” Well you don’t always get what you want. This is how it is right now. Feel how you feel; you need to acknowledge the sadness and disappointment and even the fear. But then we’ll regroup. And we’ll try to find peace with what we cannot control. •Continue reading “Notes to myself”
