I've written a new article for empowher.com called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: What's There To Be Thankful For?
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Touching article, Jody. Thank you. Bless your family for standing by you and doing what needed to be done when you were so ill.
Dear Dreambirdie, so sorry. May the next hour be better in some way for you. Much better is what you deserve.
Thanks Jody for another great article.
Today I feel like such TOTAL CRAP, (again) that I can't bring myself to be grateful for any of this fucking shit. I spent an hour curled up in a ball in bed wailing my eyes out. I feel so alone and so fed up. It's just too much sometimes.
I know you know what I mean. I just want to feel better. (DAMN FUCKING HELL.)
You don't have to make yourself feel grateful when you're feeling like total crap. Feeling like total crap is enough to deal with.