Lost: Health and wellbeing, reward offered
The most important thing that I’ve lost is my health and I wish I knew how to get it back. I wonder where it’s gone and why it went. I’d love to know what went wrong and how I can fix it.
A lot of these topics have led me to look back over my life, especially the sentence a year topic. I’ve been looking back to when I got ill at ten and I can’t help wondering why me? Not in a depressed, it’s not fair, my life sucks way; but more in a scientific, objective, curious way. What differentiated me from the rest of my friends. Why did me and another girl get a virus at the same time, she had it worse than I did; but she got better and I didn’t? Why did our bodies react so differently? Why am I still ill eighteen years later?
Following that chain of thought, why do people who get ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, whatever you want to call it, get affected so differently? Why does it take different lengths of time to recover from and why do different people have different degrees of severity? I believe that ME is an umbrella term and that there are probably lots of different and distinct illnesses within the diagnosis; but it would be really helpful if science could start to unravel the mystery.
People look so different; but they’re made up of the same elements, organs and biological structures; but inside it can be so different. I guess there are so many factors which affect people, health, environmental, stress, all affect people in different ways. Just as no two people can be exactly identical, no two illnesses or conditions can be either. That’s annoying, I like science and logic, so I wish people, problems and illnesses could be solved like puzzles.
How can we put people into space and yet still understand so little about the body and what goes on inside us. I know that science and medicine is advancing; but at times it doesn’t feel fast enough.
I don’t remember what it was like to be healthy; but I would love to get it back. It’s probably a case of the grass is always greener; but life would be much easier if I got my health back. So wherever my health and energy is hiding, I’d really appreciate it if it came back. If you find it lying around, you know what to do with it – I’m happy to pay a reward!
A lot of these topics have led me to look back over my life, especially the sentence a year topic. I’ve been looking back to when I got ill at ten and I can’t help wondering why me? Not in a depressed, it’s not fair, my life sucks way; but more in a scientific, objective, curious way. What differentiated me from the rest of my friends. Why did me and another girl get a virus at the same time, she had it worse than I did; but she got better and I didn’t? Why did our bodies react so differently? Why am I still ill eighteen years later?
Following that chain of thought, why do people who get ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, whatever you want to call it, get affected so differently? Why does it take different lengths of time to recover from and why do different people have different degrees of severity? I believe that ME is an umbrella term and that there are probably lots of different and distinct illnesses within the diagnosis; but it would be really helpful if science could start to unravel the mystery.
People look so different; but they’re made up of the same elements, organs and biological structures; but inside it can be so different. I guess there are so many factors which affect people, health, environmental, stress, all affect people in different ways. Just as no two people can be exactly identical, no two illnesses or conditions can be either. That’s annoying, I like science and logic, so I wish people, problems and illnesses could be solved like puzzles.
How can we put people into space and yet still understand so little about the body and what goes on inside us. I know that science and medicine is advancing; but at times it doesn’t feel fast enough.
I don’t remember what it was like to be healthy; but I would love to get it back. It’s probably a case of the grass is always greener; but life would be much easier if I got my health back. So wherever my health and energy is hiding, I’d really appreciate it if it came back. If you find it lying around, you know what to do with it – I’m happy to pay a reward!
Claire Wade. Studio 17659, PO Box 6945, London, W1A 6US
This site is written by someone who is severely affect with ME and is compiled as a result of personal experience and research of other people with ME and their families. It is intended for information and guidance only. It is not intended to replace medical advice. Readers are strongly urged to consult a professional medical practitioner for a proper diagnosis or assessment before trying any of the treatments or medications outlined. As with all medications, always consult your GP, specialist or pharmacist and tell them about other medications or herbal preparations you are already taking; always read the label and patient information leaflet.
The contributors to this website are not medically trained but all live with or have significant experience of ME. The tips may not be suitable for everyone. No responsibility for loss occasioned to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of any statement in this work can be accepted by the author.
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The contributors to this website are not medically trained but all live with or have significant experience of ME. The tips may not be suitable for everyone. No responsibility for loss occasioned to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of any statement in this work can be accepted by the author.
No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (photocopying, electronic, recording or otherwise), except for personal or non-commercial use without the permission of the author.
Claire Wade has asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.