Tag: daily life

  • What Can I Do?

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    What can you do was a question asked on a facebook page the other day.  I answered ” I am limited due to health problems and get so hung up on what I can’t do. It’s much better to focus on what I can do and be proud of what I acheieve, but I don’t think…

  • One More Step Along The World We Go

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    Well I survived my birthday, got some lovely presents and visited  Kitty Cafe Leeds for tea and cake 🙂 There is an amazing selection of teas and lots of cute cats so that’s me sorted We have been back again twice!!  It’s not cheap as you have to pay per person per visit plus anything you eat…

  • Little Miss Brainfog

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    Little Miss Brainfog lived in a normal house in a normal street, surrounded by normal people. Little Miss Brainfog also looked normal, but had an illness with and extraordinarily long name, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, which it is easier to call ME. Like it’s name Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is also rather complicated and extraordinary. The illness made Little…

  • How do you explain?

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    Jane Shaw
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    I wanted to write my story and tell people what ME is like, but how do you do that, just stating facts about how I got it and what the symptoms are just doesn’t do it.  How do you explain something that takes over your life and has a huge impact on you and those…

  • What can I do?

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    Jane Shaw
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    I am so fed up of everything I do having consequences and affecting me so much.  I know I am always doing too much and doing things that are not good for me, but if I cut out all the bad things what would be left.  Life goes on and you can either go with…

  • Thank you

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    Jane Shaw
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    Thank you to those who read my feeling guilty post and for the kind messages, I know you all have issues of your own.  I am having a grotty day, feeling sorry for myself and trying to get things done and it really gets me down. I also read this article earlier about a girl with scoliosis.…

  • Perils of internet shopping and lifts!

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    Jane Shaw
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    Internet shopping can be great, easy to get things at the touch of a button (too easy sometimes), which is fine if you know exactly what you want, but a pain if you need to see the style or fit or quality of something.  I have been caught out so many times it puts me…

  • Frustrations

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    Its been a very frustrating day today.  As usual I was up early, its nice to get a bit of peace and quiet before anyone else gets up, but I just started looking at something I needed to do and Emily got up, so that was that.  I got her breakfast ready and then it…

  • Friday Positives

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    Yesterday was not a good day, I felt awful and today is not looking much better, but here goes with positives for Friday. Emily was eager and excited to do her homework, was still wanting to do more at bedtime!!  Pat gave us a lift home from Friday club as Rob was out. Having my…

  • Positives week 2 days 4 & 5

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    I am feeling rather sick and shaky today, not really surprising as still fighting virus and been doing extra things, but I could be much worse. So my positives, appreciations for Wednesday were, not having to do the school run, its Emily’s day to walk with Donna, luckily they missed the rain.  It was nice…