Hi Good Folks, just an update, I’ve been looking at the latest criteria for M.E, the list was put together by Dr’s who have treated 50,000 patients between them, and with a collective 500 years experience. My symptoms meet this criteria, it also says that about 70% of M.E sufferer’s also have Fibromyalgia (FM).
My doctor as already said that I myself know more about these conditions/diseases that he does. So you see the problem I have, all of these diseases are under researched especially in the UK. So I hope you can see the fun and games I’m having regarding treatment, understanding and getting financial help. I’ve made contact with a charity that is going to help me regarding sorting out the financial stuff, and hopefully me being able to make contact with other sufferer’s.
On Monday it was a nice dry mild/warm day 11 decrees Celsius. So I decided to run in Dawn’s Stomp 125 Pit bike engine, after its overhaul. Her and friend did it between them. (In March 2012 Dawn became a fully qualified car technician! So is her male friend who helped on the bike, him and his brother are into bikes and enter novice moto-cross events). I did one stint of 20 mins running in followed by a 10 mins stint, and 20 minutes adjustments. Because of this exertion I’ve had a bit of a crash/relapse, so I felt quite ill yesterday, headache, washed out feeling and very tired. You see it’s all about pacing and rest, and not over doing things!
Updates on other daughters, Louise as gone back to work after 5 weeks off 3 weeks sick leave, 2 weeks holidays. Did any of you see the opening ceremony of the Olympics? There was a (BWM) mini car that was driven up the ramp onto like the stage area, where a woman got out and had a carry bag in her hand. Well the company that Louise works for designed and made this, including the help of Louise but she wasn’t told what it was for. She said they had a few rejects of it, I said could you get your hands on one, but I’ve heard no more about it.
Eldest D Ann still lives with my Mum, and she’s had to go back to being a nanny again. But not with the family she used to do standing in nanny-ing for before in 2004 –06. That family are one of the richest in Europe, well the kids mother is and her husband is an explorer and mountaineer. It’s a pity she didn’t keep in with them, she used to go on busman’s holidays with them. At times flying in a private jet to the castle like villa they own in Corfu and holidaying in Egypt. And also staying with the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland in Alnwick castle (Harry potter) and getting paid in cash. I remember her moaning about it new year 06, she spent 2 hours short of 4 days with them here, she would have the 2 kids aged 5 and 7 for between 8:30 am and 8.00pm each day and she got paid £1,000 cash! ($1,600). In Corfu she would have the same working hours and 1 day a week off and get paid £800 ($1,280) per week cash!
I think I would also be moaning ! Not likely!!!
Getting back to Dawn, the following appeared with a photo in our local newspaper early Aug 12: ‘Dawn Is A ……. Graduate’ A 22 year old mechanic from ……… has just graduated from a ……. Apprenticeship with …… Motors of ……….. Dawn …… a former pupil pupil of L……. school, went on to gain her level 3 City & Guilds in motor vehicle maintenance before joining the main car dealership in 2009. Dawn said: “ I’ve been here for 2 and a half years, did my apprenticeship and I’m really happy here. My father is semi-skilled in mechanics and I followed him really”. HR and marketing manager S…. said: “Dawn was the only apprentice in the workshop. She went on the ……. apprenticeship programme. She has completely finished it now and did really, really well. We took her on because she was the best (choice) apprentice that year. Our decision to choose her was obviously right, because she’s qualified and she’s a fantastic addition to the team. She’s an absolute asset to the workshop. She had some really good people to work with”. S…. said ……’s have a history of retaining their apprentices………….
