fragmented.ME …

My birth name is Denise, but I’m 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. 🥰

  • fragmented.ME fortnightly catch up ...
    catch up ...

    catch up april 2022 …

    Catch Up April 2022 … It’s April already. I’ve not yet left the house this year and I’ve only washed my hair twice. This is the reality of living with severe ME. Yet, for whatever reason there really is no support or help for ME. I will probably concentrate a lot on this aspect of ME, in the months to…

  • fragmented.ME research ...
    news ...,  research ...

    important DecodeME update #7 …

    decodeME are doing a series of information posts in the lead up to the start of the DecodeME study. They are encouraging us to share them as much as we can. Therefore, I will share them each time they are posted …. exactly as they are originally written by, DecodeMe …  fragmented.ME xXx Blog article to follow is Copyright ©…

  • fragmented.ME research ...
    news ...,  research ...

    important DecodeME update #6 …

    decodeME are doing a series of information posts in the lead up to the start of the DecodeME study. They are encouraging us to share them as much as we can. Therefore, I will share them each time they are posted …. exactly as they are originally written by, DecodeMe …  fragmented.ME xXx Blog article to follow is Copyright ©…

  • fragmented.ME awareness ...
    awareness ...

    ME awareness month (2022) …

    Awareness : ME Awareness month 2022 … I have had the worse few months since becoming severe and so I don’t have anything properly planned for ME Awareness this year … [ycd_countdown id=17632] ME awareness month idea … What I decide to do feels like it needs to be simple and easy. I want to simply show people just how…

  • fragmented.ME my healing journey ...
    my healing journey ...

    my healing journey : Step : 20.04.2022 …

    My Healing Journey 20.04.2022 … Active Stabilisation Session (8) … I pre-booked this session the minute we finished the Active Stabilisation Session (7) …, working it around YFC_J afternoon availability and leaving enough time for my recovery, which never seems to happen these days. I am still learning so many new skills and I am very eager to keep going with this part…

  • fragmented.ME fortnightly catch up ...
    catch up ...

    catch up march 2022 …

    Catch Up March 2022 … Another new month and I’m not feeling any better. Nor am I feeling any more hopeful. But, I am plodding on. If everything goes as my husband’s work company has planned, I am afraid that by the end of this month I am going to be alone all day again and probably expected to do…

  • fragmented.ME haiku for healing ...
    haiku …

    PiP …

     haiku for healing : PiP … … PiP care component … PiP for needing care I can’t, clean, cook, wash myself, even wash my hair … … PiP mobility component … PiP mobility I can’t, move, walk, drive myself, even climb the stairs …    fragmented.ME xXx