Santipolo

Just a thought. Wouldn’t it be really nice if companies we dealt with just did the job they were meant to do properly the first time?

Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is the  worsening of symptoms following even minor physical or mental exertion , with symptoms typically worsening 12 to 48 hours after activity and lasting for days or even weeks. PEM can be mitigated by activity management (pacing). I have been suffering for a few weeks now and I am hoping that this week I can get myself back to some sort of pacing. Sadly, unless I want to risk something going horribly wrong, I am going to have to say no a lot more often. Ah, but, I hear you say, you just need to push through it. That is precisely my problem, I keep trying that. The results of stupidly trying to push through knowing that this very act makes matters significantly worse astounds me and yet, that is what I have been doing. Do you know what it feels like to forget your address? I have lived here over 20 years and I just couldn’t remember it. I was totally relaxed, not stressed at all and my brain just wouldn’t go there. That is a result of pushing...

From 8th May for at least 5 days I have to give notice that whilst I might be available for social occasions I am totally out of bounds for any assistance anyone might need. This includes but is not limited to, driving, IT support, Interior Design, cooking and so on. I owe it to ‘me’ to take the break, get myself some sanity back! When I get to the point I struggle to remember my address and fall on escalators, it’s the time to stop!