Tracking my efforts to beat Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), aka CFIDS, aka CFS

Tracking my efforts to beat Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), aka CFIDS, aka CFS

Friday, July 10, 2015

4 Year Anniversary

My 4 year anniversary came and went last month without me realizing it. I originally came down with the mega-flu that started "all of this" during the first week of June, 2011. In the 3 subsequnt Junes, I have been very aware of my anniversary on the day it came. The fact that I forgot about it this year is probably a sign that I've learned to live with my illness a little more - which can be both good and bad. I definitely think about it less, but I don't want acceptance to prevent me from continuing to aggressively seek answers. 
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 10, 2015 at 2:22 PM

    Thanks for sharing...I went through the same thing as the years went by...It's hard to strike the right balance between acceptance and continuing to fight.
    Best of luck to you!

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    1. Patrick W. CalvinAugust 14, 2015 at 5:09 PM

      Did you go through cycles where you regained your "fight" for a while?

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  2. UnknownJuly 10, 2015 at 5:45 PM

    HI there, I have been reading your blog and can totally relate. I recently started blogging about my own illness and recovery from chronic fatigue symptoms. My goal as a blogger is to share how I finally found an effective treatment, and to let others know that they CAN recover. I hope you will check out my blog and feel free to comment, ask questions. Good Luck!

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    1. Patrick W. CalvinAugust 14, 2015 at 5:05 PM

      Hi, sorry it took over a month to respond to this. I can totally relate to where you are coming from - one of my goals (among many) was to hopefully find my way toward recovery and leave a trail that might help others too. So far I can't exactly say that has worked exactly as planned, but I've made progress. I will check out your blog. Thanks

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  3. UnknownJuly 12, 2015 at 7:45 PM

    As I see it, this is an emotionally positive post. The ME community is growing, unfortunately, but there is a greater amount of support as well. Wishing you the best you can be. :-)

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  4. UnknownJuly 13, 2015 at 12:07 AM

    Trying to find that balance between acceptance and resistance, between being resigned to this ongoing condition and having hope for change is TOUGH!!!
    I don't know how to do it either...

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    1. Patrick W. CalvinAugust 14, 2015 at 5:08 PM

      Hi Claire, nice to hear from you again.

      Well, we'll both try to figure it out. If you figure it out first, you have to let me know!

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  5. UnknownJuly 14, 2015 at 3:33 AM

    I wish you'd turn comments back on.

    I miss reading what others have to say, plus I enjoy leaving my own comments!

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    1. Patrick W. CalvinAugust 14, 2015 at 5:07 PM

      Hi Greyson. My comments are set to post after moderator approval - I had to do that because I was getting too much spam. But then I went for almost a month and forgot to approve comments, so they got backlogged. Sorry about that! I'm thinking of just going back to no approval needed, even if it means lots of spam.

      I hope you are well...

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    2. UnknownDecember 27, 2015 at 5:00 AM

      Hey Patrick. Doing much, much better actually. So well, in fact, that I rarely venture back into the CFS online world.
      But I love reading your blog. It's my favorite CFS-related website, so I enjoy checking in every few months.

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