Saturday, June 11, 2011

My M.E. (CFS) and Fibromyalgia Story

Dominique, over at her website, Becoming Visible 4 ME, has posted my CFS/ME story for this month. (M.E. being Myalgic Encephalomyelitis which is another, more appropriate name for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome).

Her website is dedicated to making ME more visible. Each month, she publishes a CFS/ME story in order to accomplish this. From her other site, 4 Walls and a View, she writes:

"We are now onto our fifth story of this year. I find it amazing as I read each new story, how vastly different they are … and yet … how similar they are. Linda’s story, for me personally, was quite riveting. I was completely taken in the very first time I read it. Here is a excerpt of her unique and captivating story: As I stopped to look around, a “sensation” shot up the left side of my neck, then"...

Click here to read my full story at Becoming Visible 4 Me Once at the site, my story is featured in June, 2011. (There is a new story posted each month) By clicking on my picture, it will bring up the full story.

Dominique, who also has ME, has been a great inspiration, support and help to me in my battle with CFS and Fibromyalgia.

I've posted these videos from Get Well From ME before, but he explains ME/CFS so well, they bear repeating. Over the course of these two videos, he touches on all aspects of this illness.




He goes into more detail in this one:


8 comments:

dominique said...

Thanks Linda for being so gracious and sharing your story!

Those videos are great. I add all of his videos to Becoming VISIBLE 4ME's youtube channel!

Krista said...

INCREDIBLE!! I've been stricken with ME for 8 years now and there is NO WAY on earth I would be able to accomplish what you did. NO.WAY. Not even half of that.

Am I understanding properly...you had to pack up two homes? Did you have any help with packing up either home?

At Home on the Rock... said...

You're welcome, Dominique!

At Home on the Rock... said...

Thanks for stopping by, Krista. It's nice to 'meet' people who understand this illness.

In answer to your questions, yes we did have two homes to pack up. My b-i-ls had to be done in one weekend. As to your second question, No, we did not have any help with either home (which is nothing new.)

Renee said...

Thanks for sharing your story, Linda. It was good to read the entire thing. So glad you have found help.

Janice said...

Thanks for sharing your story, Linda, and also for saying 'hi' on my blog. So nice to meet a fellow Newfoundlander who is also using homeopathy to heal. I'm glad to hear that it has been really helping.

At Home on the Rock... said...

Hi Janice -- I too am glad to meet a fellow NL'er who is using homeopathy to heal (and even the same clinic!). Thanks for stopping by my blog! :)

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