An Inspirational Story

Here’s a great inspirational story that Sandy has linked to:
I was sick and in extreme pain constantly. I was unable to lead anything close to a productive life. It affected my family too much - especially my little girl. I could not even play with her…Well, it’s certainly been a long, long journey with many […]

Things I Enjoy In Spite Of Being Tired

This my part in the “Things I Enjoy In Spite Of Being Tired” carnival (sort-of).

Spending time with my wife
Talking with family (and friends too).
Anything at Church
Reading blogs
Sometimes playing guitar
Sitting outside in the sun
Listening to music
Tweaking the computer (probably too much)
A good DVD

There are so many, I just have brain fog now and can’t think of […]

Chronic Fatigue In The News

A Canadian Newspaper, the Vancouver Sun has published an article on Chronic Fatigue, raising more awareness.
It profiles a young lady who became sick at the age of 15. She is much worse that I ever was (I recommend the read, it will make your day seem much better!).
The interesting thing about the article, is that […]

A Sleep Problem And An Answer

Today two different posts on sleep came up in my feed reader:
Firstly, Laura has a sleep problem, as she said:
I sleep between 40 and 90 minutes at a time, and then wake up.  I can manage to go back to sleep easily enough….until about 3 am.  Clearly, 3 am is my witching hour.  I am […]

Test Yourself: Do You Have Chronic Fatigue?

Have you actually been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue? Do you suspect you have it? Here’s a little self-assessment test I found over at The Slow Dancer to give you a clearer idea. (Don’t worry, you won’t really have to use any of these doctor’s tools!)
More people suffer from CFIDS/CFS than MS, lung cancer or AIDS. […]