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Monthly Archives: April 2010
5 Ways my BLACKBERRY helps me manage my CFIDS/FMS
As anyone who is struggling with a chronic illness innately understands, dealing with the difficulties posed by said illness can be quite taxing, and sometimes, downright overwhelming … especially if memory or cognitive function is affected. Thus, when I finally … Continue reading
Posted in Featured
Tagged 4 walls and a view, Blackberry, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, personal, Storm 2
18 Comments
My butt?
I’m assuming most of my readers have never sighted a gun, so I will explain what that means. In order to shoot your target – and hit it – if your are using a scope, you have to sight it, … Continue reading
Posted in CFIDS
Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, fatigue, Fibromyalgia, pain
4 Comments
I’ve waited for a lifetime for this moment
When the fiasco with my laptop happened, the company wiped out my budget and my checkbook. Needless to say, trying to remember everything that was in my checkbook was impossible and I forgot three very important payments. And I got … Continue reading
Expressive simplicty in Black and White
They say a picture is worth a thousands words. Today, I don’t feel like conveying my heart with words … well, not written words, anyway. I have been playing with my creative side today. You see, I have spent the … Continue reading
THAT would be a great day…
I so wanted to write a pithy post for today, but my body has other plans. The Fibromyalgia has been acting up all week. Today it has been really bad. My legs feel like the insides are frozen. They are … Continue reading
Posted in CFIDS
Tagged "a good day", 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia
20 Comments
Choosing to stand…
I just received word that my father is out of surgery and is stable. Thank you God! His vital signs are all good. The nurse told me she was currently trying to get his pain level under control, but again … Continue reading
Hope
I had this interesting epiphany recently. This past week, the FMS has been really bad – about a 7 or 8 out of 10. It isn’t so much the straight, sharp kind of pain, but that achy, stiffness kind of … Continue reading
The tension line: Do I push or pace?
One of the most challenging aspects of living with CFIDS/ME/FMS, for me personally, is the daily walking out of this tenuous tension line I find myself constantly straddling. I call it the, “do I pace or do I push” question. … Continue reading
Posted in CFIDS
Tagged "tension line", 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, pacing, pushing
19 Comments
This is profoundly disturbing!
After twenty years of living with the incredible challenges of CFIDS and FMS, I have been, long, looking forward to a day when my illness would be recognized as the serious illness that it is. That is why I have … Continue reading
Posted in CFIDS
Tagged 4 walls and a view, ACFS/ME, APA, chronic fatigue syndrome, CSSD, personal, pychiatric
12 Comments
AMERICAN
The quietness of the early morning hour surrounds me like a warm blanket. The coolness of the breeze whispers over my bare arms as I inhale the pungent odor of my morning coffee brewing silently in the darkness. Even the … Continue reading
Posted in World News
Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, personal, Tea Party, Tulsa
15 Comments
On the other side
I have finally come out on the other side of my four month crash. It is a really great reminder for me to treasure any and all moments because I never truly know what is coming around the corner. I … Continue reading
Posted in CFIDS
Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, personal, pugs, stress
16 Comments
Getting back up and on the horse
Well, I finally got my laptop back, but what a mess! Ugh. After a week had passed I went into the computer repair store to find out what was going on only to discover that nothing had been done. Uh … Continue reading
Posted in CFIDS
Tagged 4 walls and a view, chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, laptop
25 Comments
