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 reviews ...
    food & drink …,  ready meals …,  reviews ...

    review: ready meal #3 …

    I can no longer cook or do any food preparation due to having severe ME. So, easy, enjoyable, foods are imperative. I have tried lots and lots of ready meals, some were awful, some ok, and others have quite enjoyable and I have them over and over again. So I thought I would start to share some of the more…

  • fragmented.ME reviews ...
    food & drink …,  recipes …,  reviews ...

    review: pancakes …

    I can no longer cook or do any food preparation due to having severe ME. So, easy, enjoyable, foods are imperative. I have tried lots and lots of easy recipe meals, some were awful, some ok, and others have quite enjoyable and I have them over and over again. So I thought I would start to share some of the…

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

    remedy #2 …

    Remedy #2 : John Roedel … … oh, my troubled lovely, oh, my fading candle, oh, my broken beauty, oh, my crumbling stronghold, stay with us here on Earth don’t rapture yourself; – we need you before you decide to leave, sit with me here in your unmade self at the edge of your unmade bed and listen to me…

  • fragmented.ME journal ...
    reflections & ramblings ...

    is this the end …

    Of late, I keep feeling as though I am dying. As a result of this, the question, is this the end of the road for me, keeps popping into my mind and thoughts. Then wham … synchronicity … I watched an episode of The Good Doctor and a protagonist who had no ‘living life’ and with poor prognosis of ever improving…