Advice sought

This is a follow on to my post a couple of weeks ago. Things went well for the young woman at the doctors but she is now concerned about financial security. As a university leaver she feels pressured to find a new job but doesn’t feel well enough even to look for one. ”I understand … Read more

Last week I was contacted by a young woman asking for some advice about approaching the subject of an ME/CFS diagnosis with her doctor. She’d been feeling rubbish for 4 years since having glandular fever and her symptoms were getting worse. Her health has affected her university grade and she feels misunderstood by her family. … Read more

Today’s post is dedicated to Sam who left this comment on one of my previous posts: What would your advice be to someone my age (15),16 in February doing their last year of school with GCSE exams coming up? I’ve suffered with M.E/CFS for almost 7 years and this year has been my best. Although … Read more

A couple of weeks ago I was tweeted by a 14 year old who’s consultant wanted her to return to school 3hrs a day and who was worried she wouldn’t cope. Because of the 140 character limit to tweeting I asked her if I could email her more suggestions, as I still haven’t received her … Read more