Welcome To My Blog
Hi. Thanks for stopping by. I’ve been wanting to start a blog for a long time.
Mainly, I want to educate people about what it’s like living with Chronic Fatigue. I’ve been living with it for at least 14 years and it’s been quite an experience. It’s one of those things that people don’t understand. The most frustrating aspect is that it’s not commonly dealt with in the medical community and many doctors don’t recognise it as a real condition at all. It’s very difficult for people to grasp the severe impact it has on the lives of people who have the condition and their family and friends.
Secondly, I passionately enjoy the world I live in and the people I meet. I want to record and preserve events and observations that bring me pleasure. The things that amuse me are small and perhaps boring to some. Hopefully, what I write about will be amusing to others.
Thirdly, I’m a multi-dimentional person. When I blog, I don’t want to be know as “that woman who has chronic fatigue.” My passions are my family and pets, gardening, quilting and crafts. Also, I’m an avid hockey fan. My obstacles are nutrition and exercise.
Please come back and visit me on my journey through life.
gretchen said,
February 19, 2009 at 9:15 AM
Lisa, I didn’t know. I suffer with bipolar disorder, that I probably had since childhood that wasn’t diagnossed till about 4 years ago.I am on a cocktail of meds but I still have periods of depression and mania. They say my illness is managed yah right! I do understand the fatigue. I to have desires to do many things but I just can’t move to do it. I find that the people around me don’t understand even though they know about my illness. I am sure you agree that it can become very frustrating and that only makes things worse. I guess what I’m saying, probably rambling about is that I believe you! And somewhat understand the feelings you have. If you need to talk just let me know.
gretch
Lisa Smit said,
February 20, 2009 at 11:18 AM
So many of us are sisters (and brothers) in this. CFS, Bipolar Disorder, MS, Fibromyalgia, Lupus…. We have so much in common. It’s so hard to get a diagnosis, then that trial and error with meds thing and never feeling “normal” in spite of how easy it seems to the general public. (((Hugs)))