HELLO!

One thing I have realised is that I got M.E. for a reason, to learn different things. One thing I have learned is when you are ill you value things more, friendships, family, health, and you realise that the things you once valued are not neccessarily the things that matter.

The friends you had prior to your illness, may be different now, and the friends I have now support me and I try to support them. I now choose who I want to be in my life, as opposed to working with colleagues who I have to spend time with.

I  have also learned that sometimes you have to put yourself first. When I first fell ill there was no time for me, either to grieve, or cry or laugh, I just worked and put my feelings away and worked harder. Work was my coping mechanism, but now i have learned that it does not work anymore, I need to listen to the messages my body is sending me, in order to feel healthy and more stable.