ME: what it’s like to live with ME and chronic illness
A powerful and honest look into the life of my Sister, Joy… who, despite the chronic pain is able to share incredible God moments and insights with us… my dear Sister, what a privilege to walk with you ❤️❤️
How do you describe a life of continual illness, pain and profound fatigue? It’s hard, isn’t it? We need empathy, compassion, and maybe someone who lives with the illness to show us. I’d like to be that person for you today.
Imagine wanting to be a vibrant, blooming flower for God, but you droop, fade easily, curl up with fatigue. You seek shade, because all bright light hurts your eyes. Sleep is fitful but it’s all you really want to do. So called ‘normal’ life is far too dazzling, hectic and loud for you to join in with for very long.
“Yes, I have M.E but it doesn’t have me; God does, and I am safe in His arms.” So runs the last line from a poem I penned to try to describe my life with M.E. Spanning over 25 years of sickness and weakness, M.E might have stolen my health…
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