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ten truths (you should know) about ME ā¦
I am stuck in bed, again, and I thought to myself, what is it I would want you to know about ME ā¦ And so below I will document ten things that I think everyone needs to know about ME …Ā Ā . . . Ā ten truths Ā . . .Ā Ā . . . you should know about . . .Ā Ā .…
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managing pain in ME …
Of late, especially over the last five years or so, pain has become and is very much a biggie for me … it is in fact my worse ME symptom, consisting of face, eye, head, upper back, arm, wrist, hand, leg, foot, ankle, and widespread nerve pain. Actually, correction, when I think about it I have always had pain as…
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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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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…
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ME an invisible illness …
I get really frustrated when people describe ME an an invisible illness. To me, calling ME invisible is potentially an offensive term to use. This is an illness that has had such profound effects on my life. I know it also affects millions of sufferers worldwide as well as those close to us too. Iāve no idea who actually coined…
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ME disability scale …
The information below is taken from The ME Support as it was originally written by, Louise Sargent founder & webmaster of TheĀ ME Support website. Ā fragmented.ME xXx Blog article to follow is Copyright Ā© Louise Sargent (date unknown). Updated April 2021. From https://mesupport.co.ukĀ ME Disability Scale … This is an adaptation of the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). You should find…
