Health & ME/CFS, This Crazy Life

And Then, Everything Changed, Part 1

The last 6 weeks or so have seen some massive changes happen in my life, some for the better, some for the (much) worse. I had planned a nice long post detailing the adrenal exhaustion, stage 3, I was diagnosed with, and how that is so common in my fellow ME/CFS patients, but since I'm… Continue reading And Then, Everything Changed, Part 1

Health & ME/CFS

Risky Decisions, or, Valcyte: the Very Scary Adventure Ends

I've had the great blessing to meet (online) a lot of ME/CFS and Lyme/TBD (Tick-Borne Disease) patients. Many have become friends. I believe, taken as a whole, that this patient group has got to be the most medically-literate patient group around. We have to be. There are few doctors who have a clue what these… Continue reading Risky Decisions, or, Valcyte: the Very Scary Adventure Ends

Health & ME/CFS, This Crazy Life

Dismayed

Like most females in America, I became aware of the intense pressure to stay thin when I hit puberty. I wanted to be lithe & graceful & tall like the dancers involved in Drama with me were. Instead, my breasts grew large, and I stayed short, at 5' 5". Still, I wanted to be rail… Continue reading Dismayed

Health & ME/CFS

When Its Not All Puppies and Kittens

Earlier this week, a Facebook page I "Like" put up a pic that seemed to have been written by a fellow ME/CFS/FMS patient. I'd show it to you, but it appears to have been removed, likely because it was a little too honest. EDIT: thanks to Barbara, I have it! The response to this was… Continue reading When Its Not All Puppies and Kittens

Just a note..., This Crazy Life

Just for Tonight, And Maybe Tomorrow

Note: This is not the post I've been meaning to finish, the deep & touching one. That will come when it will... "Brown hair zig-zag around her face and a look of half-surprise Like a fox caught in the headlights, there was animal in her eyes..." "Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a… Continue reading Just for Tonight, And Maybe Tomorrow

Health & ME/CFS

We Know the Enemy, or ME/CFS/FMS Explained Again.

Wee little note - this is out of date. I started this blog in 2010, for my family for the most part. To help them understand my illness, and help me work out my thoughts on it and also other matters. Since 2010 I've learned a lot of things about the nature of my illness,… Continue reading We Know the Enemy, or ME/CFS/FMS Explained Again.