Childhood ME

Hello, I know I have spoken before about this being my second bout of M.E but I have not really elaborated on what my life was like during my teenage years and how M.E changed my life. Let me clarify, I was never diagnosed with M.E. I underwent a wide range of tests during a …

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Blatant Ignorance

*Foggy* Whoa….Sally has just got back from a short trip to the local shop and she is fuming! My tiny Foggy brain can’t explain what has just happened so I’ll let her explain! I can’t wait to see you all again! I’ll be back in January xx Hello, I am so angry and agitated. Perfect …

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Unhelpful

Hi, Like many other M.E. sufferers, I read an article in a national newspaper on 28th October that literally made me gasp out loud. This headline came from the Daily Mail, but the story was covered by most of the national papers. The ME Association discussed the coverage in the Daily Telegraph. See the ME …

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Routine

Hello, Foggy and Patch are in Patch’s bed snoozing so while I have some peace and quiet I am commandeering Foggy’s blog. Today I am going explain how important having a routine is to a M.E. sufferer. I can’t remember if I was taught this as part of PACING therapy or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, but …

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Billy no mates

Hi! Foggy is snuggling up with Patch and is oblivious to the fact that I am writing another blog! It’s 18.20 on Friday night and I am in my thermal pj’s (sorry…M&S lounge suit) covered by a double layer of snuggly duvet while I type this blog. I am feeling a little bit sorry for …

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Misdiagnosis

Hi! It’s been a while! Foggy is resting up, getting some of his puppy fat back eating too many Wotsits, and is currently snoring quietly at Foggy HQ. I am taking the advantage of insomnia (again) to write a blog. This blog has been brought about by a de-clutter of my inbox. I have been …

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WOW – What a day!!

Hello!! Foggy is curled up on the sofa with Patch and Sally this morning. Sally had insomnia, too much excitement yesterday, and so is getting the last few Foggy bits and bobs sorted before her day starts. Here is what happened on the last day of Foggy’s World Tour! Hi, Phew, yesterday was a long …

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Buttons!!

Hello! Foggy has 3 days left. Sally, Foggy and a couple of members of Team Foggy will be ending his World Tour on the London Eye in London. While he is resting his paws in Foggy HQ he has told Sally to write about one of the things that drains her energy super fast…I.T. Hi, …

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Everyone…meet ‘Fred the Head’

Hello! I experienced a sudden onset of symptoms earlier and it occurred to me that ‘payback’ always starts with the same sensation. I get a tingling, heavy sensation at the back of my head, where the Occipital bone is located on the skull. From this point my head gets heavier and heavier, to the point …

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Exercise

Hello!! Foggy has just got back to Foggy HQ; he had such a lovely time with Jools and co in Osaka, Japan that he is a little sad to to be home. If you would like to see the photos of his trip please take a look at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1567105276883726.1073741868.100007528067190&type=1&l=88332b8314 (You can take a look even …

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