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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does ME define me …
The fragmented.ME blog tag line is: I am not defined by ME … You will see it on the top every single page of my blog, just underneath the fragmented.ME … title. And, I can honestly say that when I wrote it I truly believed that ME did not define me. I am not defined by ME … But, a…
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reflections & ramblings : 28.03.2021
reflections & ramblings : 28.03.2021 The Trouble With YOU … This post is borne out of someone, very close to me, actually screaming this accusation in anger at me … [the trouble with YOU] … is YOU donāt do anything … …Ā the trouble with YOU is YOU donāt do anything … the trouble with that … The trouble with that…
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reflections & ramblings : 27.03.2021
reflections & ramblings : 27.03.2021 OH (they say ever so shocked) …Ā OH youāre not having the vaccine … This post is borne out of being criticised by so many people regarding the fact that I have decided not to have the Covid vaccine. Conversely, I am myself extremely shocked that so many people feel free enough to judge me on…
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how to accept the unacceptable …
The ideas for this post came from my āanaerobic threshold & ME …ā post. Which, I wrote because I wanted to learn about what my body could actually do without pushing myself into AT. After some experiments and soul searching, I concluded that I couldnāt do much at all … and I got really stuck on how to accept this…
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catch up : 22.03.2021 …
Fortnightly Catch Up 22.03.2021 … Well all I can say is the previous two weeks have been really rubbish. Iāve had some super bad days, to the point that Iām scared Iām getting to the end of no return … starting this Monday Iām trying to implement some form of pacing using my FitBit. Actually I started a few days…
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awareness : blue Sunday …
ME awareness : blue Sunday … As ME awareness month nears Iād like to support as many of my fellow warriors in their endeavours to raise awareness and funds for ME. Please take a look at ME myself & I ran by Anna. She is hosting the famous blue Sunday, for the 9th year in a row, which she started…
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anaerobic threshold & ME …
I have realised for quite some time that adrenaline is clearly linked to my ME and PEM. And so this blog post has been a long time coming. It is also going to be a post that I add to as I go through the process myself and learn new skills to handle my illness. So in line with that,…
