Hi! I wrote a blog about M.E and work way back in 2014 when I was in full-time employment Work blog. How times have changed! At the time, I couldn’t be 100% truthful as to the full extent of my inability to do this library job as I didn’t want to lose my job! I left …
Hi, Foggy is snoring softly next to me in Foggy HQ so I thought I’d make the most of the peace and quiet and write a blog about the choices M.E sufferers make to make the most of the little energy they have. People living with M.E have limited energy; our energy can be represented …
Hi, It occurred to me this morning that I have been neglectful of Foggy’s Followers and I am really sorry about that. There are a couple of reasons for this – I have an appalling memory (surprise!) As Foggy has grown there are soooo many people to keep on my radar it is virtually impossible. …
My ME story has no clear start date, as I am one of the few where it seems to have developed slowly over time though, with hindsight, it is likely to have begun sometime during my early teens. Diagnosis was 30 years later, but with a noticeable increase in symptoms in the last decade. This …
Hi, Now this is going to a random blog post but it was inspired by watching The Rainmaker during a rest afternoon yesterday. Anyone who hasn’t seen this 1997 film, sorry but I’m going to spoil the ending for you! It struck me that there are similarities between John Grisham’s fictional tale and our real …
Hi, Yesterday, I attended a local International Women’s Day/Young Women’s Day event. I was taking part in speed meetings which gave girls aged 11-19 a chance to talk to ‘inspirational women’. I took Foggy along to show how I raise awareness of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E) and I think having a soft toy there helped them …
This illness is making my life drain away and it doesn’t feel like I have much left. 13 months of misery is just too much to bear without being diagnosed yet. It feels as if I’ve lost most of my friends because I can’t put the time/energy into those friendships, and it now grates every …
Hi, Insomnia has hit again and, although I hit the wall yesterday, I feel ‘normal’ and am getting on with stuff. I’m sure it will hit FULL FORCE later today though. I am wondering how much of an impact all of my, and many others, attempts at awareness raising is making on a grassroots level. …
Hello, I haven’t commented on this previously because I am not a medical expert and thought I’d leave it to charities etc to discuss it fully. ME Foggy Dog concentrates on raising awareness of ME from a human perspective and usually avoids serious political stuff. However, I have now had a few days to think …
Hi, In my video yesterday, I mentioned that I was delivering a Foggy-related social enterprise talk last night and that I was having to rest to make sure I was up to it. However, THIS happened. This is in no way a negative comment about the event, the organisers had done everything they could do …
