A couple of weeks ago I shared my unique Christmas gift ideas, featuring small businesses on Etsy. Today, I will be sharing 5 thoughtful Christmas gift ideas for someone with a chronic illness.
ME/CFS
7 Tips For Getting Through Difficult Days With Chronic Illness
Living with chronic illness is challenging, both physically and emotionally. Some days can be especially tough. In today’s post, I am sharing 7 tips for getting through the difficult days with chronic illness. 1. Focus on the present moment Minimising stress is really important if you are experiencing a flare up as stress will exacerbate […]
Working With Chronic Illness
After 5 years of being unable to, I am finally at a stage where I am working with chronic illness. Today, I thought I’d share a few tips and strategies that are helping me to find the balance between working and managing my health.
Invisible Illness Awareness with Welbeing
Increasing invisible illness awareness is important to me. This is because it can be one of the most difficult aspects of living with illnesses, such as Fibromyalgia, M.E and chronic Lyme Disease. Invisible Illness Awareness With these illnesses, how someone looks on the outside doesn’t necessarily reflect the severity of their symptoms. This can lead […]
I Was Featured on the Tick Boot Camp Podcast!
Today, I am sharing that I have been featured on the Tick Boot Camp podcast. If you would like to listen to my interview it is Episode #31 and you will find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music and Spotify.
Essential Oils for Beginners: Getting Started With Essential Oils
I have been interested in essential oils for some time. Especially as I have read a lot of positive things online about using essential oils for healing.
The Reality of “Looking Well” When Chronically Ill
A photo taken of Donna in 2015. Would you know that she was ill from looking at her? Today, I am writing a blog post that I’ve wanted to write for years but couldn’t. Now that my health has fortunately improved— I feel okay writing about certain topics that felt too close or too upsetting […]
I Can’t Believe I Can Do This…
It started three years ago, back in 2015, at a time when my symptoms were often overwhelming. Due to unrelenting fatigue, I needed substantial rest and was spending the majority of my days in bed. As my concentration was so poor, I would pass the time by watching vlogs on Youtube. As someone who loves […]
How to Practise Mindfulness & Meditation for Fibromyalgia (and other chronic illnesses)
Today, I want to discuss mindfulness and meditation for Fibromyalgia (and other chronic illnesses). I’ll be sharing the definitions and benefits of mindfulness and meditation. Plus, I’ll describe how to easily incorporate both of these practices into your everyday life.
Supplementing With Organic Turmeric Capsules & Bio-fermented Liquid Turmeric by Turmeric Vitality
Recently, I was given the opportunity to try organic turmeric capsules* and bio-fermented liquid turmeric* from a company called Turmeric Vitality. The opportunity came at a time when I was considering adding in supplements to help with my digestion and overall wellness. This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical […]
It’s Been A Year Since I Received My Stem Cell Therapy at Infusio, Frankfurt!
If you are new to my blog, my name is Donna and I have lived with Fibromyalgia, CFS and Lyme Disease for a number of years. In October/November of 2017, I received stem cell treatment at Infusio in Frankfurt. I’ve been documenting my treatment and progress on this blog. Find all of my Infusio posts […]
Stem Cell Therapy: One Year Post Treatment Q&A
If you are new to my blog, my name is Donna and I have lived with Fibromyalgia, CFS and Lyme Disease for a number of years. In October/November of 2017, I received stem cell treatment at Infusio in Frankfurt. I’ve been documenting my treatment and progress on this blog. Find all of my Infusio posts […]
Stem Cell Treatment Diary: Being Hard On Myself As I Approach 1 Year Post Stem Cells
* This post was originally shared on my Instagram on the 15th of October but I felt I wanted to document it on my blog too. I’m only a couple of weeks away from hitting the one year mark since I received my stem cell treatment at Infusio. With this date just around the corner, my […]
Using Posture Support: My Active Posture Shirt Review
Recently, I was given the opportunity to try an Active Posture shirt. This is a posture correcting shirt that is designed to improve poor posture by offering support and retraining the body’s muscles back into the correct position. Read on for my Active Posture shirt review and to find out if I think using a […]
