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This Week’s M.E. News – Week 21, 2021

Are you ready for this week’s ME News Headlines and Blog Updates from the ME Community? Get comfy, there are lots of exciting things to catch up on this week. Note: I do my best to make these posts easy to read, if you have any suggestions that would improve the accessibility of these M.E. News  posts, please let me know in the comments below. This Week’s M.E. News Please share any of the following articles to your social media…

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Tiny Task Tuesday – Celebrating All I’ve Achieved In May 2021

We’re one month into the Tiny Task challenge, so today I’m celebrating all that I’ve achieved this month. If you’re not familiar with Tiny Task Tuesday, it’s all about training ourselves to pace, break activities down into smaller tasks and create sanctuary at home, one tiny task at a time. You can read more about how it all began over here. I hope you will join me whenever possible, if you do, use the hashtag #TinyTaskTuesday so I can find…

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This Week’s M.E. News – Week 19, 2021

It’s been a busy few days of advocacy as it’s M.E. Awareness Week, so there are a lot of ME News and Blog Highlights to share this week. I am constantly amazed at the incredible creativity in this community. This week we feature quite a few poems as well as a beautiful stop motion film. Please share any of the articles linked today – they are all excellent ways to raise awareness and sharing will support and encourage the creators…

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This Week’s M.E. News – Week 18, 2021

M.E. Awareness Month is well under way now, but among all the advocacy campaigns and fundraisers there is still research and other news to catch up on too. Below you’ll find a summary of this week’s M.E. News Headlines and this week I’ve also added links to all the current advocacy events I could find, so you can easily decide which ones you’re able to join during the focused M.E. Awareness Week. Note: I do my best to make these…

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This Week’s M.E. News – Week 17, 2021

It’s May, which means it’s M.E. Awareness Month, so to get things going, I’m sharing this week’s ME News Highlights and Blog updates from the ME Community. Although most of the news this week is focused on the awareness campaigns that will be running this month, there are some other interesting articles to read too. Are you comfy? Got a drink or snack ready? I know how hard it can with brain fog to read or stay focused on long…

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Delicious Keto Granola Recipe, Perfect Low Carb Breakfast Or Snack

One of the hardest things to adjust to when switching to a keto diet is giving up all those carb-filled, crunchy breakfast foods and snacks. This keto-friendly granola is not only low carb, sugar free and grain free, it’s also nutritious, delicious and crunchy! I eat it with CoYo for breakfast or as a dessert or snack and my Mum has been enjoying it too since being diagnosed Pre-Diabetic. Delivering On A Promise I Made After sharing photos of my…

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Tiny Task Tuesday – Creating Sanctuary At Home

If you’re anything like me, living with a chronic illness means that you’re super low on energy on a daily basis and the chores at home just keep piling up. After months of looking at an untidy bedroom since moving the furniture around some time last year, I’ve decided it’s time to tackle the clutter and turn my room, and house, into the sanctuary it should be: tidy, organised, functional and not to mention beautiful and easy to maintain. How…

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Celebrating Life Despite Depression, Anxiety & ME/CFS – A Day In The Life of Jorja

After a long break, I am happy to be resuming our twice-monthly guest interviews. This week we are meeting Jorja who has been living with Depression, Anxiety and ME/CFS for many years. This interview is part of an ongoing series where we interview people from around the world who share how chronic illness or disability has changed their lives and how they continue to find reasons to celebrate anyway. I hope this series will inform and encourage you and maybe…

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This Week’s M.E. News – Week 3, 2020

​After a long break, I’m back with this week’s ME News highlights and blog updates from the ME community. So make yourself comfortable and let’s have a catch up with our fellow warriors and allies! ​Remember, if you find any of these posts ​helpful or interesting, please share them on your social media, it will help ​to raise awareness and eliminate stigma. ​This Week’s M.E. News ​Please forgive me if my summaries aren’t too detailed this ​week, I’m still struggling…

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Celebrating Life Despite Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) – A Day In The Life Of Sarah

​Today I am honoured to share Sarah’s chronic illness story. She has been battling Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, also referred to as ADEM, for decades. This interview is part of an ongoing series where we meet warriors from around the world ​who share their struggles and victories as they navigate life with various chronic illnesses and invisible disabilities.  I hope this series will encourage you and help you to find answers ​and community. I know that many of the things which…

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