Polka Dots

Hello! Sally has been really poorly today; I have been giving her lots of cuddles to cheer her up. Patch is being extra clingy today, I think he can sense that she isn’t ok. I’ve let her tell you all about it in this blog… Hi! I am suffering with payback a bit more than …

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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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Overwhelming need to get horizontal

Hi, Foggy is resting his paws in Foggy HQ and I’m listening to his snores while I am typing this! I want to take this opportunity to write a blog about the M.E. symptom that is orthostatic intolerance or as I like to call it ‘my overwhelming need to get horizontal’. It is exceptionally difficult …

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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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Greetings from British Columbia!! Blog from Kristina, a severe sufferer

Hello! Sally is always looking for guest bloggers to demonstrate the wide spectrum of M.E. severity. Today’s blog has been written by Kristina who lives in British Columbia. Not only does she have this dreadful illness; she also runs her own chronic illness support network called Chronic Pain Heroes. Foggy Followers who have been following …

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Stress

Hello, I have insomnia and am hijacking Foggy’s blog again…sorry Foggy! Stress is one of my biggest triggers and I know I am not alone in saying that. The symptom Post Exertion Malaise doesn’t just mean the after effects of physical exercise, it can also include anything that makes your body move internally. This can …

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‘Payback’ or Post Exertion Malaise

Hello! Well, there are 36 days left!! So much has happened in the past 11 months, Foggy (and Sally’s) heads are spinning in the whirlwind! Foggy starts the long trek back from the Philippines now; he’ll soon be back in the UK. In the meantime Sally has written a blog for you all to read. …

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Mindfulness

Hello! Foggy is STILL in the Philippines (3 week long trip!), so I am going to write another blog while we wait for him to set his paws back down in the UK….he’s given his permission of course 😉 Last week I attended a M.E. awareness talk in Burgess Hill run by ReMEmber. One of …

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