My wife has had rheumatoid arthritis for over thirty years, but has never had a fall until:
During her art class in the village hall, my wife slipped (quite how remains a mystery) and fractured both her femur and elbow. I often wondered what they got up to but didn’t know it was that wild!
When she [...]
When I was slowed right down with fatigue, there were activities that brought me real satisfaction that I didn’t have the strength to do any more.
I had to let them go and find new things. One of those was the rediscovery of my gift of painting.
I had two art teachers at school and they both [...]
How I came to the end of my rope and sailed away.
In the early days after I contracted Myalgic Encephalomyelitis – chronic fatigue syndrome – the fatigue and other symptoms were at their highest. I was struggling to make sense of what was happening. It was most unpleasant, if not frightening, suddenly to feel helpless [...]
When I was diagnosed with M.E. I was thrust into another world – challenging and scary. I was looking to God for the way forward. I knew He understood, but I wanted someone with ‘flesh on!’ to share my experience with. I am really blessed with an understanding wife, but I would have liked someone [...]
Many are of the opinion, including some in the medical profession, that M.E is all in the mind. All you have to do is pull your socks up and get on with life. I used to think a bit like that, until I experienced the illness first hand. I then discovered that the physical symptoms [...]
I returned from the doctor’s feeling I had been given a prison sentence. Apart from the usual childhood illnesses and the occasional cold, I had never known illness before. Now I was told I had a chronic illness and I had questions.
I flicked through the thin leaflet concerning M.E. and chronic fatigue, I had been [...]
Come and join me on the journey. The way is narrow and rocky in places, but there is a surprise around every bend.
