Where to Begin?

It's hard to know where to start this very first post. I guess I'll go back to the beginning.

I first became ill in 1993. I was in my second year of uni, studying a bachelor of education, & doing well in my studies. I had fallen in love with the man who was to become my husband. I had a very happy family life, a happy social life, a happy church life, a part time job & good career prospects. I caught a virus that I just never seemed to get over. Tests later revealed I had been suffering from Epstein Barr Virus, & my GP told me I would be fine in a few months time. Those months came & went, & I was getting no better. In fact I was going downhill pretty fast.

I fought against this so called post viral condition for months & months. Always trying to do more, hoping I would somehow snap out of it & back to who I was. I pushed & pushed. Unfortunately that didn't work, & I had to defer my studies, give up my job, & come to the awful realization that I had become chronically ill with the often misunderstood illness of M.E.

And so here I am.....19 years later. Still living everyday with this wretched illness. Always trying to make the most of my life despite these limitations.