Tag: health

  • Christmas 2022

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    Jane Shaw
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    I can’t believe it’s Christmas this week, where does the time go? We are making plans to be with family over Christmas, last year’s plans were scuppered when most of Rob’s side of the family got Covid and we had to quickly change plans and ended up being just with my Mum. It was more…

  • Time and Tide Waits for No Man or Woman!

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    Jane Shaw
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    All through life we are expected to make progress, meet milestones and improve ourselves.  So what do you do when you have an illness that halts progress and self development?  And what do you do when you feel like your life stopped 20 years ago and you are still getting older but not moving on?…

  • What Can I Do?

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    Jane Shaw
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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…

  • New Year Blues

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    Jane Shaw
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    I always struggle with New Year and this year is no different. Christmas here was hectic as ever, trying to keep everyone happy.  Mum and I didn’t want to be in Sheffield, so we had Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at home for a change and my Mum stayed with us.  My brother and family…

  • Pride and Prejudice Pt2

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    Jane Shaw
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    Well it’s been a stressful weekend with awful events happening affecting people close to me and although I am not directly involved or affected it has been very distressing and makes me feel so helpless and annoyed with myself for complaining about my own issues which seem quite trivial in comparison.  It also makes me…

  • ME and Pain

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    Jane Shaw
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    I am in ridiculous amounts of pain at the moment, it is going right through me and I can’t tell if it’s my back or my stomach or both!  It was the same yesterday, it is making me feel really sick too.  It was like this yesterday and painkillers didn’t help, so trying to avoid…

  • Awareness Videos and Talk to me.

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    Jane Shaw
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    Action for ME have released a series of videos on you tube to show what it is like to have some of the ME symptoms, check them out Action for ME You Tube.  They cover Speech problems, Post Exertional Malaise, Muscle pain, Sleep problems, Headaches and Light and Sound sensitivity. I realised I have posted a lot…

  • Its not all about me or ME

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    Jane Shaw
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    Yesterday is now catching up with me and I need to rest. I have lots of ideas for my blog and my photos. Thank you to everyone who supported me and the ME cause. I also want to say, its not all about me or ME, many people live with serious health problems and disabilities…

  • On the scrapheap!

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    Jane Shaw
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    Thank you to the man at the door yesterday who asked me if I was retired!!  I know I look bad sometimes and am getting old, but I am 20 years off retirement age and how can you retire when you have never had a career or a proper stable job? It is depressing though…

  • Honesty

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    Jane Shaw
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    I wrote this last week whilst away on respite, it was not mentally restful! I have ummed and erred since about whether to commit to print.  it is taking up a lot of space in my mind and is making me unsettled so therefore I think it is beneficial to let it out. I am…