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There's been a new report published that suggests M.E. sufferers benefit more from GET (Graded Exercise Therapy) and other, similar techniques than pacing themselves and adjusting their needs accordingly.

I can't actually begin to express my rage on this subject without spontaneously combusting. So, let's get a few things straight, from a personal ( Read more... )

As someone who suffers from an 'invisible' illness, I often struggle in coming to terms with the use of crutches for necessity. When I first started requiring additional support for getting about, I was about thirteen years-old and it was more a matter of if-and-when I needed them, rather than consistently. When I relapsed several times over a ( Read more... )

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's M.E. Awareness Week. What does this mean? Basically, it's a week in which various charities, including  AfME and AYME (Action for M.E. and Assocation of Young People with M.E., respectively) and their members go out into the public arena and discuss what life is like for the average sufferer. Alongside this, it ( Read more... )

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Tonight I intend to cook food aplenty for the arrival of MJ and in honour of scarlett_von_sl 's birthday. I'm preparing mozzarella stacks (basically, very posh lasagne) and for dessert, chocolate crunches (basically, posh Rice Krispie cakes...). Should be brilliant, and then I am off out to Analoguetrash. My outfit will hopefully pass off as decent enough: ( Read more... )

The above title would, I suspect, summarise my day on Thursday. To go into more detail: I woke up at half-past 7, full of the joys of getting up at half-past 7, and as I began to stretch, felt my neck muscles tense, creak and then crack in a spectacular manner. After a delightfully warm sensation spreading through my left shoulder, I attempted to ( Read more... )

So, at approximately 13:07 (Manchester Train Time which, as we know, runs about five minutes slower than anywhere else in the UNIVERSE), I will be on a train to Scarborough - on my way to WHITBY. I am looking forward to it immensely. However, I have woken up this morning feeling especially grotty; not M.E., this time, but I suspect a cold is ( Read more... )

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I had my pre-operative assessment today. Fortunately, I had the delightful company of moomin_puffin for some of it, which meant I didn't go too mad waiting about. We nipped over to Costa Coffee for a sandwich and hot drink before I was called up to be seen by a nurse. My blood pressure, height and weight were all noted down and then I was made to wait for a ( Read more... )

The weather is looking suspicious today, as if it simply cannot decide whether to rain, or shine, or simply remain overcast. It is, I suppose, part of the joy of living in Manchester - regardless of the time of year, one simply has to carry an umbrella and a coat. However, as I'm spending four and a half hours on a train to Cambridge, it affects me ( Read more... )