Action for ME is a brilliant organisation – hugely supportive of those whose lives have been devastated by ME and CFS. Every year they run a short story competition and this is this year’s winner.
It makes it all too clear how cruel ignorance can make us – and how important it is to get the word out about ‘invisible’ conditions such as food allergy and and ME so that sufferers do not have to put up with disbelief and dismissal along with their own very difficult physical and psychological symptoms.
Click here to read the story.
Oh, that brought tears to my eyes, Michelle. What a beautiful story. I noticed particularly the comment about discovering other things. I have been to more art galleries and theatre than ever before since the chronic fatigue bit again the last few years. I’ve even joined the National Trust and just take a flask of mint tea and sit in the gardens of local estates for half an hour here and there as a real treat. Thanks for sharing!
Michelle, thank you so much for sharing that story. It made me cry. Literally. Beautifully written and so clever, funny and sad. We should all learn a lesson from it, to not judge people because of their actions or lack of actions, or not joining in things if we don’t know the reason why. I have a few friends with ME and allergies who really struggle so I know what’s like, well, a bit anyway.