In case you follow my social media and don’t have Fibromyalgia or a chronic illness and are struggling to understand or wondering why, how I managed to do what I did last weekend I want you to know this. I was still pain, I still felt fatigued when I did what I did last weekend.… Continue reading Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean that I am not going through it
Located on the north end of the island. Whitemill Bay is my favourite beach in Sanday. All of them are spectacular, but this one is my absolute favourite. Breathtakingly beautiful, with its white sand and clear blue water. It could easily be mistaken for a beach in Greece. On Tuesday we went to the beach.… Continue reading Whitemill Bay, Sanday, Orkney Islands 2022
“Let us make hay while the sun shines.” — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra The weekend I just had was far from typical. I managed to have a “real” weekend, you know, like “normal” people do. My health has improved dramatically over the past few weeks. Why? I don’t know. For how long? I don’t know.… Continue reading “Let us make hay while the sun shines.”
Drs and specialists will argue that Fibromyalgia isn't progressive. I don't share their opinion. Having lived with this condition for over a decade I believe it to be progressive. I am far more unwell and effected by this illness than I was at the start of my journey. I think that our bodies reach a… Continue reading The Seven Stages of Fibromyalgia, it it progressive? As a sufferer for over a decade, I think so.
My last post got me thinking about post exertional malaise. We all suffer afterwards if we do too much, for days sometimes weeks and sometimes longer than that. We don’t always use the term post exertional malaise so I thought I would share some useful information about it. I found a great resource whilst researching… Continue reading Post Exertional Malaise
Orkney Fibromyalgia Sufferer 