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The lesson I never seem to learn

As my regular readers know, I’ve moved home to my parents’ house for the summer to save money, get some rest, and give Paul some help with caring for me, while I’m needing so much care. Well, so far...

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She’s the Patsy to my Eddie

Me and R looking sexy back in 2010 I know in my last post I almost sounded annoyed that I had so many opportunities to fill my diary, but it’s frustration, not annoyance that I am feeling. I can’t help...

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It always gets you in the end

I am feeling the happy kind of exhaustion as I write this, the kind of exhaustion which is a result of having had a great weekend. On Saturday night my best friend R had a garden party. P and I stayed...

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Miss Independent

Driving home for the first time on my new scooter So something very exciting happened this week…I got a mobility scooter! Last Sunday, on the way home from Church my wheelchair broke. Since we had the...

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Breakout

Last night I got to leave my bedroom to see an actual person. Okay I live with my husband and it hadn’t been that long since I left the house, but somehow not seeing my friends for weeks made me feel...

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Finding strength in my weakness

The last week or so has not been easy. Although P is doing a little better, he is far from well. On Friday, after another week off university, he went to see our doctor. We are blessed with a great...

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Curiousity cured the cat

I recently read a blog by one of my great friends, Sian Cooke, which inspired me so much I opened up a blank document, the second I read the last full stop. Her blog post was about not allowing the...

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New feature unveiled!

I had a couple of “good” days last week so I took the opportunity to escape the confines of my bedroom and head to the shops with my little sisters, mother-in-law, and Paul (who hates shopping). It...

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Every step counts

This post was dictated by Katie and written by Paul. When you’re chronically sick, spending day after day in bed, it can feel like you achieve nothing. You feel like you’re fighting just to get through...

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Fatality or Fighter

This past week my health has been terrible. After a bright start, on Monday, I’ve been on a downward spiral knocking into everything on my way down. I’ve felt completely drained of energy. My...

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In response to Graham Norton

Tweet M.E. has been in the news again recently. Graham Norton received an email from a fellow M.E. sufferer to his agony aunt column in The Telegraph. The writer, Heather, described struggling to see...

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