Hi Everyone, Its been a long time since I’ve come to my blog to write about life and stuff.
I hope you like the brand new fresh and happy beach theme. Roll on summer (if you happen to be in Vic, Aust like me).
So what’s been happening in your world and why haven’t you heard from me in ages?
Well, I’ve been busy being sick and finding ways to heal – permanently. Some of you may know that I’ve had ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia (and allegedly Lyme Disease) hassling my body for the past 12 years plus.
It got really bad over the last few years and I ended up with a life full of days and weeks spent in bed feeling deathly.
I was unable to work or function much socially and in constant pain, exhausted and generally feeling like I wasn’t sure if I even wanted to fight it anymore. It was a bloody awful way to live.
Coming from the life I was used to being an outdoorsy person, physically active, going for long dog walks and enjoying a rewarding business and social life, finding myself unable to pursue any of those things and being pretty isolated and alone was challenging beyond anything I had previously thought of or imagined.
I had to learn to accept my limitations while doing my best to keep my mind actively focused on healing. I had to find interesting things to do within my extremely limited daily energy capacity.
If I overdid things mentally, physically or emotionally, (and I did this constantly!) I ended up back in bed for weeks on end with symptoms raging so high on some days it was a massive effort just to get to the bathroom. Often I couldn’t even read a book, watch a TV show or movie or listen to music as they were all too stimulating and when I tried, I’d end up even worse.
But you know what the old saying is. “If it doesn’t kill you it will strengthen you”, or something to that effect and I’m happy to say I’m still here and definitely stronger and healthier.
I’m back doing wonderful, invigorating daily dog walks, going to the gym, practicing Tai Chi again and I’ve started re-building my organic business. And, I sleep soundly right through the night and wake up with energy the next morning.
So how did I achieve this when the illnesses I was diagnosed with are considered in most cases, incurable? Specialists the world over are continually seeking answers and cures for this sometimes mysterious, debilitating disease that causes such havoc in the bodies and lives of its victims.
Even (usually) effective natural therapies are mostly powerless to make a positive difference and in my case, over many years of trying, actually made things worse. Ah…….note that word ‘victim’.
I won’t go into it now, but along with some awesome brain focused treatment (which I do myself – its not done to me) and an aversion to thinking of or referring to myself ever as a victim, I’m in full recovery.
I’ll share more over the coming weeks but for now, thank you so much for being a valued subscriber to my Blog and for reading my posts.
Please feel free to invite others to register, especially if they’re dealing with illness or just want to feel better all round.
I’ve been through a great deal and have much more to share than I did back in 2009 when I began Every Day Gets Better. And yes, it definitely does Get Better!
Wendy
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