Blog entries by hellytheelephant
ME has overshadowed the whole of my adult life, and affected me badly twice: the first time when I was 22, and the second time starting over 3...
THE 12 ME DAYS OF Christmas;)
On the first day of Christmas
ME gave to me:
…... a letter from the DWP !!
On the second day of Christmas
ME gave...
Hi- this is a two part article- part one is about considerations of whether to buy a scooter,and part two that follows on, is about using the...
I cannot buy a guinea pig.
I cannot buy a cat because I allergic to their catandruff. A dog would need walking…and you can’t cuddle a fish.
I...
This is a blog about how art is helping me deal with the pain and disability I have to live with as a result of ME. There are also some examples...
Part Two of the Swiss-Army-knife that you will need to survive in the wilderness that is M.E
3: Poetry in Motion
Yes, you and your bowels are...
Here is a list of six essential things ( no one tells you ), that you need, to get to sail the good ship YOU, safely through the choppy waters of...
. The Hellyphant is back (!)after 14 nights as an inpatient, and an epic journey back by car. I am resting my body but my mind is full of all the...
The Spoons Don’t Work….
Over the last year, I have been reading as much as my tired and foggy little brain will let me, not only about the nuts...
So, we have finally made it to the end of the introductory course, and it finishes, like the predicted demise of our planet, with a whimper rather...
As the great philosopher, Dr Seuss once observed:
‘You’re in pretty good shape for the shape you’re in.’
Yep. You don’t feel great. You don’t...
We are nearing the end of the third week and we are preparing for a week’s break next week. I’m not going to lie- the going has been very tough...
THE CFIDS SELFHELP.ONLINE INTRODUCTORY COURSE –Pt 2
Prior to the course beginning I have received the course book:
‘Managing Chronic Fatigue...
In January 2016 I will start the self-management course run by cfidsselfhelp.org. and I would like to Blog about my experiences of the course, and...
I should warn you that what follows in not in any way a searching discussion...of well, anything really, just random thoughts from a broad...