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Hi everyone!
Intro:
Since being tested positive for Borrelia 1 year ago I have been lingering around what outsiders would call the "chronic lyme theory".
I have seen multiple people getting better from lengthy antibiotic treatments, and while of course that brings risks - I think being so...
Vent and purge post*****
Trigger warnings
Don’t read further if you don’t want to hear unpleasant things rn.
I’m trying so hard stabilize. To remain positive. But in truth, many nasty things are occurring in my body. I’ve lost track of updates. I took a 4th ambulance in. I’m on home...
Hi friends, long time no see!
Preparation Appointment at the HELP-apheresis clinic:
I must say my first appointment at the clinic where I will get the HELP-apheresis next week was nice.
He was incredibly careful not to forget anything to explain about this procedure, explaing possible side...
I don't really have anyone I think I can talk to about this in real life, but I can't keep it all inside me either. My partner has ended things, they don't love me anymore, and as soon as they're well enough for someone else to look after them, they want me to leave. I think I want to leave too...
Days Past , Days Pass
Most of the body of this blog effort happened on Thursday. Today is Saturday. Tomorrow is Sunday. Basically, that's how the days of the week work. In the United States of America, many people don't know this. Unfortunately there's a pronounced element of brainwashed...
Well…. My body is STRONGLY feeling the pull of this eclipse. No surprise. I first went down around 2017 eclipse and knew the 2024 one would affect me as well. These things are like full moons on steroids for some of us. 🙈😵💫
Anywaayysss with the eclipse on my mind and distracting from immense...
“There will be a time, when the dark finds out that it has been serving the light.” ~ Similarion J.R.R. Tolkien
Many in the me/cfs community are more tuned in than not I have found. Partially by necessity at times from this wretched illness forcing us into cocoons that break (and...
When physical activity was an essential creative outlet, what to do when it's no longer available?
I was the slowest on sports teams as a kid (background fatigue issues from early childhood). But I always loved to swim. In my early 20s I got really into yoga, did it everyday for many years...
Hi everyone,
Starting a new blog entry on it because … well I just am. I feel like posting a song. I’ve mostly not been able to listen to music past month. But, a song will do right now.
Things have continued to be rocky with me. My family left town for 5? Days and I was on my own. After all...
The title was intended to sound this confusing because it portrays my confusion best.
Today on my daily and unreasonably high effort on treating this vietnam war zone of a disease called ME/CFS I stumbled uppon a guy that vlogged about his experiences with INUSpheresis. INUSpheresis is a type...
Today, I woke Up thinking I slept awesome because my Fitbit told so. Needless to say its always risky to make such a bold Statement when you have unpredictable ME.
The watch told me i got 9h of sleep with a solid 2,5h of deep sleep. My HRV was at 45ms wich is very high for me so I thought wow...
"There is a river
Whose streams make glad
The city of God, the holy place
God is within her; she will not fall
God is her help at the break of day."
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There is a river.
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I found that when I'm able to let the "need for control" substitute god die in me, that's when I'm no longer in a...
Just testing this out
Well since my last few updates I started to suffer from exhaustion and extreme tiredness by about Thursday into Friday. I had to take Fridays off work temporarily. I've probably done that for six weeks to help myself out.
I think that running out of max dose lactoferrin, not having taken any...
If you pray, will you pray for me please?
I have covid pneumonia and was just sent home by ambulance by an overworked worn out ER.
If you know how severe my situation already was, you know I could use all the prayers.
🙏💗