Happy Holidays
This month was our a family trip to Bakewell in Derbyshire, a small market town with shops, cafes and good choice of pubs set in the most gorgeous countryside. I usually need a holiday from my holiday but this time was different, it was much more restful. So here’s my tips for an easier time…
Another phenomenon
As if having the widely misunderstood illness of ME/CFS isn’t bad enough, add in Raynaud’s Phenomenon, and life can get trickier. I was 19 when diagnosed with Raynaud’s. Seeing the GP about another issue, he noticed my two-toned hands (white on the backs with bright red fingers) that’s Raynaud’s disease, he announced. He made a quick…
Month of Mondays
I hit down to earth with a mighty bang after Christmas and New Year. Staying with family, catching up with friends, the drinks, the food, the fun. I had a great time. Then I came home and it was deathly quiet. Christmas decorations being down, the house was bare and empty, I felt empty. January…
I’ve found my inner Sloth
Scurry to the kitchen. Scurry upstairs. Scampering away getting jobs done. I’ve been over doing it and now I’ve been told to stop and ‘pace’, by the CFS Clinic. But stopping is so hard; I want to get jobs done while I’m well. Hmm, it got me thinking. Slowing down, taking lots of breaks and…
25 Christmas gift ideas for people with chronic illness
It’s almost Christmas and I just love it. Especially the Christmas shop. The music, the decorations, the dressed-up staff, the food stalls and the crowds. The atmosphere is alive. It is very draining though. The pressure of what to buy, what colour, what size, the cost, rushing out of the cold, wet weather into boiling…
How I climbed a mountain with M.E
I often struggle to walk up the road. So how is it that I can suddenly hike up Helvellyn? Well, there’s a few obvious, to me, reasons why: 1) My body has endured pedalling mountain bikes up big hills every week for over 15 years, so I still have some strength from this. 2) Good…
Sponsored dog walk (4) -Helvellyn, part 2: We were prepared but we didn’t think this would actually happen.
Little did we know that we were going to be hit by icy cold showers and strong side winds. Oh wow, it turned bitterly cold. On went the hats and gloves, up went the hood and in poured the water…straight into my boots. Turns out my waterproof jacket wasn’t so waterproof either. I was soaked,…
Sponsored dog walk (4) – Helvellyn, part 1: We did it in what time?
The day had arrived! Forecast was a mix of showers and sun with a bitter -1 at the summit. After a short introduction to meet our fellow walkers, chat quickly turned to the weather and reassuringly everyone was well equipped with waterproofs, woollies, first aid kits, torches plus we had enough food to stay up…
Sponsored dog walk (3) – It was like a horror film
AP had work but rather than miss out, we squeezed in a final walk one afternoon. With a height of 1100ft and just under 7 miles, a loop over Loughrigg Fell was our next goal. I tried to rest as much as I could during that day. I spread out my meals, so I was…
Sponsored dog walk (2) – This happened, and I got worried.
With an elevation of 1543ft and a little over 6 miles, half that of Helvellyn, Wansfell Pike was our next target. It was a Saturday, and with all kids being back to school, we looked forward to a quiet, almost deserted, day out. Ha! Yeah right. We were less than 10 minutes out of Ambleside…
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