This week is set aside by many people in the world as a week to remember and spread awareness of the terrible and debilitating illness ME.
I am only too aware of it, living with the pain of it every day.
For those of you who would like to read more about ME please visit this very informative site
The Hummingbirds foundation for ME by Jodie Basset a couragous and fellow ME sufferer.
"Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) is a debilitating acquired neurological disease which has been recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) since 1969 as a distinct organic neurological disorder."
"M.E. is similar in a number of significant ways to Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus and poliomyelitis (polio). M.E. can be extremely severe and disabling and in some cases the disease is fatal."
"M.E. is a neurological illness of extraordinarily incapacitating dimensions that affects virtually every bodily system"
Symptoms of M.E. include:
Sore throat, chills, sweats, low body temperature, low grade fever, lymphadenopathy, muscle weakness (or paralysis), muscle pain, muscle twitches or spasms, hair loss, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, cardiac arrhythmia, orthostatic tachycardia, orthostatic fainting or faintness, photophobia and other visual and neurological disturbances, hyperacusis, alcohol intolerance, gastrointestinal and digestive disturbances, allergies and sensitivities to many previously well-tolerated foods, drug sensitivities, stroke-like episodes, nystagmus, difficulty swallowing,, myoclonus, temporal lobe and other types of seizures, an inability to maintain consciousness for more than short periods at a time breathing difficulties, emotional lability and sleep disorders.
Cognitive dysfunction may be pronounced and may include; difficulty or an inability to speak (or understand speech), to read, write or to do basic mathematics; as well as problems with memory including; difficulty making new memories and recalling formed memories and difficulties with visual and verbal recall.
From The HummingBirds Wesite
I have listed a Marie Antoinette Paper doll and Cake Topper sheet in my etsy shop for purchase.
With the nerve damage in my hands from ME I am not able to easily cut out these gorgeous little ladies
but I do want so much to share them. So if you are handy with a pair of scissors and love to make your own party decorations, enjoy these from Mulberry Muse
Thank you so much to those of you who took the time to read this :)
Love Wendy
