So I haven’t blogged in a while. Why?... Because I faced the dreaded relapse. I didn’t feel comfortable or well enough to blog during this time – I like to keep my blog as positive as possible. On reflection, this seems ridiculous. How can I spread full awareness of my story with the debilitating conditions,… Continue reading The Dreaded Relapse

If only I received a pound every time someone said to me “but you’re an Occupational Therapist, can you not OT yourself?” The answer to that question: it's harder than you think. As mentioned in my previous post, 'My Story', I am so passionate about occupational therapy but why was it so difficult to practice what… Continue reading Amy with chronic illness vs Amy the Occupational Therapist: Round 1

Serves 2 Prep time:     10 minutes                Cooking time: 1 hour   Ingredients 2 chicken breast, chopped into small chunks 1 chorizo ring, sliced 1 onion 2 bulbs of crushed garlic 1 courgette 1 aubergine 1 red pepper sliced. 1 cup of sliced mushrooms 2 tins of… Continue reading Chicken and Chorizo Stew

Firstly, thank you so much to everyone who took the time to read my first and second blog entries. I have been overwhelmed with the support that people have given me. Until the last few years, CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia were not recognised as health conditions as the cause and presentation of them has been under… Continue reading A Piece of the Puzzle…

So here we go... the start of things to come. As mentioned in 'My Story', at the start of February (2017), I bit the bullet and invited my personal trainer, GarryFitness Langler PT around to discuss home workouts. I was bricking it. Although I have done dancing for many years, I have never seen myself… Continue reading The start of things to come…

“Man, through the use of his hands, as they are energised by mind and will, can influence the state of his own health” (Mary Reilly, 1962)... That’s my favourite quote EVER. I’m Amy and this is my journey to recover/ manage my health conditions; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME); Fibromyalgia and Pernicious Anaemia. I have… Continue reading My Story