tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962097063569112990.post8098472555073247675..comments2023-06-26T04:01:30.623-05:00Comments on Alysons CFIDS Blog: Childhood Dreamsalysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965588211524276512noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962097063569112990.post-11714860410350359952009-07-28T19:14:55.756-05:002009-07-28T19:14:55.756-05:00Thank you for the kind words, Sue! It's not al...Thank you for the kind words, Sue! It's not always easy staying positive, but I certainly make it a point to try.alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965588211524276512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962097063569112990.post-21557634018047518842009-07-28T18:27:11.591-05:002009-07-28T18:27:11.591-05:00I didn't get CFS until I was 37, and I was ver...I didn't get CFS until I was 37, and I was very healthy and active until then. I've read so many CFS stories like yours, and I can't imagine what it must have been like to get sick so young. I admire your strength and your positive attitude!<br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962097063569112990.post-35591896566247173372009-07-28T18:25:15.211-05:002009-07-28T18:25:15.211-05:00upnorth, the blog post I'm writing for today w...upnorth, the blog post I'm writing for today will include your comment from this post. I hope that's ok! <br /><br />Treya, I think the the main reason I've been thinking so much about babies lately is that three of my friends are currently pregnant: one with her first, one with her second, and one with her third! I also have quite a few other friends/family members my age who have kids, as well.alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965588211524276512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962097063569112990.post-18054998355543582472009-07-28T16:49:47.482-05:002009-07-28T16:49:47.482-05:00Hey Alyson. I can really relate to what you are ta...Hey Alyson. I can really relate to what you are talking about. Although not married, I am at that age were all my friends are having kids. I would like to be a mother and my partner would like to have a child also. I too couldn't even contemplate this whilst I'm at this level of health. <br /><br />Who knows what the future holds, eey???<br /><br />: )Treyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637433110038921079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962097063569112990.post-57318126271980074962009-07-28T10:46:24.864-05:002009-07-28T10:46:24.864-05:00It's amazing how many symptoms we have that we...It's amazing how many symptoms we have that we don't even think about anymore because they are like the soundtrack to our lives...<br /><br />It makes me so sad to think of the things we've lost...but on the other hand I think life doesn't turn out as planned for a lot of people.<br /><br />However, when I contrast my obstacles/challenges with chronic illness to the challenges of most my peers, I would trade the chronic illness in any day!upnorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283010424792189579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962097063569112990.post-57551384692507268292009-07-28T08:54:56.535-05:002009-07-28T08:54:56.535-05:00Hi nocturnespider,
Thanks for the comment. You br...Hi nocturnespider,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. You bring up a good point. You're right. Those aren't ALL my symptoms; they're just the ones that are annoying me the most at the time of my post. <br /><br />In addition to the ones that I've listed, I also constantly deal with all the symptoms related to all my other conditions like asthma, severe allergies, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, sores in my mouth, fungal infections, and of course all the other symptoms that are more directly associated with CFS (like mental fog, impaired memory, tinnitus, sensitivity to temperature, sensitivity to light and sound, dizziness, nausea, muscle twitching, and unrelenting fatigue). <br /><br />I suppose I've just gotten used to being sick all the time, that I sometimes "forget" all the symptoms that I am actually dealing with on a daily basis. You can learn much more about all my health issues by reading my May 2009 entries. <br /><br />Thank you for helping me realize that some people who don't understand what it's like to live with chronic illness might see my daily listed symptoms and think they're "no big deal." I will try to be clearer from now on.alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965588211524276512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962097063569112990.post-36405665226227500922009-07-27T23:39:53.361-05:002009-07-27T23:39:53.361-05:00Hi! I've been reading random blogs lately and ...Hi! I've been reading random blogs lately and I had a question about your symptoms that you list at the end of entries. This one, for example: Exhaustion, mild headache, profuse sweating, eczema. NOT to imply that those aren't hard to deal with, but do you have other symptoms that you do not list because it would be too many? Or is "that all"? I put quotations because online that could really come across the wrong way and that's not what I mean. Thank you. =) ~fellow chronic illness sufferernocturnespiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658418398909611124noreply@blogger.com