Does this ring any bells...?

[Dadog]

I read an interesting piece in last Saturday's Telegraph. It was....

"I was officially diagnosed with ME in 2012........It's hard to explain what chronic fatigue is like and I don't think the name itself is very useful: it makes it sound as though it's just tiredness. It doesn't explain that it's a neurological illness and affects the brain, and it doesn't say anything about the pain, muscle spasms, depression or dizziness, or the way it makes simple things, like going to the shops, suddenly beyond you."

I'm sure those symptoms ring a few familiar bells with a lot of us on this forum! It was the actress Martine McCutheon, writing about her illness. I got the impression that ME sufferers experience the same lack of understanding that we sometimes do!

[BobD Volunteer]

Yes I'm sure that they do Dadog. It is all about educating those around us.

Bob

[jeanjeannie50]

Yes, that description certainly rings bells with me. Hmm what we need is a good description of what we put up with.

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Could be like having sex 4 times in a row without the highs or running a marathon without the cheers, to top it all off having to rewire the fusebox

I hope this is OK to send online

[Dadog]

Couldn't have said it better myself, ultramarine!

[mumknowsbest Volunteer]

They certainly do. It is another mongrel condition that affects different people in different ways.

Eileen