fragmented_ME
My birth name is Denise, but Iām know as Bella to those who love me. I have a first class honours degree in education & psychology and a strong passion to keep learning and educating others ... I have severe ME/CFS and lots of other chronic illnesses and I started this blog as an expansion to my instagram page, where I advocate for chronic illness. I am married and have two grown up boys, or should I say young men. I have three gorgeous grandchildren, one boy and two girls. And despite being chronically sick and housebound I am mostly happy. š„°
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trapped in bed by my HR …
Yes, I know … heart rate, anaerobic threshold, etc etc etc … again! I realise that if you are a regular fragmented.ME blog reader, you may have noticed that I have previously written about anaerobic threshold (AT) and using my FitBit as a heart rate (HR) monitor, and that I allude to these in many of my other blog posts…
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the real me …
For information, and just so you know, this post was started, and written in response to how I was feeling, on Saturday, 3rd April, 2021. the background to the blog post … On the same day as deciding that I must write about āthe real meā this is what I also wrote on my Instagram account. Ā todayĀ Ā Iām so fucking…
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catch up : 17.05.2021 …
Fortnightly Catch Up 17.05.2021 … Welcome to the latest edition catch-up. Specifically talking about my previous fortnight, I couldnāt have been more shocked with our news (will explain more below in the whatās new section). *Ā Donāt forget whenever you see MiA … it means I have been unable to journal anything on that day due to serious illness or just…
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how I write my blog posts …
I am often asked how I manage to write my blog posts. To answer simply, and in as few words as possible, Ā Ā w i t h Ā Ā Ā Ā g r e a t Ā d e t e r m i n a t i o n Ā Ā Ā Ā a n d Ā Ā Ā Ā m u c h Ā …
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and breathe …
FYI, this post was started, and written in response to how I was feeling, on Saturday, 3rd April, 2021. On the same day this is what I wrote on my Instagram account. Ā todayĀ Ā Iām so fucking madĀ Ā my attitude is bad and Iām pissed that Iām so poorlyĀ Ā and that people wish they gotĀ Ā to stay home and do nothingĀ …
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my top TEN ME toolkit …
Having ME has changed my life beyond all recognition. It has meant that I have had to find ways and techniques to deal with these changes. Some things that I have tried were not of any benefit but others I found very useful and I now use them over and over. Therefore, I wanted to document for you some of…
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self care & ME …
Self care comes in many forms and will not generally concentrate around the basics of care. In the generally healthy individual it is usually more about extra activities of care, like me time, beauty treatments, alone time, yoga, mindfulness, exercise, jogging, cafe with the girls, pub with the boys, a night out, romantic dinners, shopping, and other kinds of activities…
