Illness Insights

When I’m suffering a crash or relapse*, it’s very easy for my mental health to decline along with my physical health. Here’s what I try to do to stop this from happening.

Fatigue has always been my number one enemy, despite being in constant pain. Why? Because, unlike the pain, there is no medication that can dial the fatigue down a bit and, to a certain extent, it's possible to push through the pain. But oh the fatigue, it can drag you down like quick sand!

It’s a Sunday morning. I am sitting in bed, in someone else's house. This is not how I ever imagined my life to look in my 50s!