“Now I find myself in a place where I must relearn to control my thoughts and sudden impulses, all whilst being careful not to constrict my …Harnessing my creative brain & my new-found joie de vivre
Author: Orkney Fibromyalgia Sufferer
I have suffered with FND, Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS for over a decade. In this blog I write about living with chronic illness and island life in Orkney.
I am chronically ill, I can’t have hopes & dreams, can I?
This is an important one to remember and one I should take heed of myself. It sucks that we have to pay for having a life by trying to make each day count like “normal” people do. We must learn acceptance. Some days are about making it to the next one and that's OK. Over… Continue reading I am chronically ill, I can’t have hopes & dreams, can I?
Harnessing my creative brain & my new-found joie de vivre
My creative brain rarely gives me a rest. Over a year of chronic brain fog and a deep depression caused by my multiple chronic health conditions and their symptoms, dulled my brain activity. A dark, heavy, grey fog. A complete paralysis of my senses. Now it has lifted. There’s a break in the clouds. Am… Continue reading Harnessing my creative brain & my new-found joie de vivre
charles shearer and faber’s new series of poetry collections
This week Charles Shearer came to stay with us for a night’s stopover en route to Fishguard and the ferry to Ireland. Charles is an artist with a …charles shearer and faber’s new series of poetry collections
Charles Shearer: drawings, prints, paintings
The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, 30 March – 8 June 2013Charles Shearer: drawings, prints, paintings
