Hi, Foggy is still winging his way to Melbourne to see the Emerge Australia gang (9 days and counting….eek). I’m making the most of the peace and quiet and, in slow time, getting ready for our M.E Awareness Week events next week (full info on mefoggydog.org). The week so far has been very busy and …
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, 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 …
Hi, I have been made aware today that some people believe the cause of M.E is known and that sufferers know what their prognosis is. I disagree. This blog will explain and clarify my standpoint. I believe that a bout of Labyrinthitis (ear infection) was the trigger for my latest bout of M.E. However, it …
Hi, This post is considering whether M.E can run in families. I was unable to find anything on the M.E Association website but found this link from meresearch.org Does M.E/CFS run in families? Anyone who has watched Unrest has seen that different generations of the same family can be struck down with M.E. Personally, I know …
