M.E.
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Chronic Illness: 2 sides of the coin
For Dig iDare #311. Some assistance/ inspiration from Turning Straw Into Gold. After a hard crash, over a week of no poems, no haiku, no pages, this DigiDare seemed a good place to begin again. [Click the image to see credits & larger sizes at flickr.] Continue reading
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Getting Dressed
I am blogging in my pajamas. I've been in pajamas since 2:00 this afternoon. What does this have to do with the purported topic of this blog? Well, fifteen years ago, when I was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, I made a commitment to myself: get dressed every day. I might not brush… Continue reading
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Some Suggestions
Those look like mystery tracks, don't they? Those are Lucy's front paws and nose, as she reached up to eat the snow. I was there, so I could read them. The mystery tracks of this illness are not, apparently, so easily deciphered. There they are, for all to see — but what made them? This… Continue reading
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Invalid
@ Wiktionary: invalid [adjective] not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate invalid (plural invalids) [noun] One who is confined to home or bed due to illness, disability or injury Any person with disability, e.g. invalid carriage Usage notes The sense of a person confined to home or bed is considered politically incorrect by some.… Continue reading
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Chocolate is Good for Us!
From BBC News: Chocolate ‘aids fatigue syndrome’ A daily dose of specially- formulated dark chocolate may help cut chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms. Patients in a pilot study found they had less fatigue when eating dark chocolate with a high cocoa content than with white chocolate dyed brown. Researchers from Hull York Medical School said the… Continue reading
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