When I have visitors, they do not get an accurate representation of my life with M.E. This is because: a) I am ‘well enough’ to have a visitor. (The stimulus that comes with being in the presence of another human being, the following of a conversation, potential smells from perfume, etc – one has toContinue reading “Performing to an audience”
Category Archives: Chronic illness
That 2011 Relapse
CW Graded Exercise Therapy The 2011 relapse came as a result of trying to increase my activity levels through graded exercise. (And as a result of attending the CFS/ME group sessions themselves – weekly sessions from January-March 2011 that were two hours long, with a mindfulness meditation half way through and a 15 minute break.Continue reading “That 2011 Relapse”
Invisible Disabilities Week 2020
Me: “What if what they see doesn’t equate to what I’ve been telling them I’ve been experiencing?” Also me: “Pfft. I know my truth. Anyone who thinks the version of Anna they see for the next half an hour is the normal and standard version is…” Me: “But waaaaaaah. What if they suggest I couldContinue reading “Invisible Disabilities Week 2020”
Three years of Mr & Mrs Tree Surgeon
Just two little babes super hyped to have found each other. I never thought I’d get married. I was single when I became unwell, and the ex-boyfriend who was keen to win me back suddenly wasn’t so keen when I became ill. Dodged a bullet my friends! You’ll likely know by now that I wasContinue reading “Three years of Mr & Mrs Tree Surgeon”
Acknowledge. Accept. Adapt.
It’s time to call a spade a spade. I’m experiencing a relapse. My first relapse since 2011. There have been countless Flares and Crashes and Setbacks. Hours. Days. Weeks. Months. But relapses, as I define them (and as my CFS/ME clinic defined them) are where there is a dramatic decline and a return to theContinue reading “Acknowledge. Accept. Adapt.”
