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Category Archives: Achievements despite being ill
Still shrinking
After what seemed like an endless plateau of no weight loss, although in reality it was 3 1/2 wks, I was getting frustrated. Up til then I had been regularly dropping at least a pound a week since the end … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Exercise/Pacing, Losing weight with chronic illness
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, exercise, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Weight loss
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I got a distinction!
Ok, ok, I know I’ve been lax lately with posting but I’ve been sooooooooooooo busy. You may beat me with a pointy stick lol I got my certificate for my course on Sat and found out I had actually got … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Chiropractic, Costochondritis, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Pain, Projects, Psychology Courses
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, Costochondritis, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, Joomla, Pain, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Psychology, psychology courses, Psychotherapy
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I passed!
That’s right folks, I passed my psychology course! Woohoo! Just got to wait 10wks for it to go through the accreditation board to get my my piece of paper to put in a frame and add to the rest of … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology Courses, Ehlers-Danlos, Achievements despite being ill, Gastroparesis, Sensory neuropathic cough & Laryngospasm
Tagged chronic illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, psychology courses, fybromyalgia, hypermobility syndrome, dysautonomia, autonomic dysfunction, Health, Conditions and Diseases, Vocal cord dysfunction, Vocal folds, sensory neuropathic cough, laryngospasm
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What a week!
The cold only lasted a day at its worst, as I said before that is not usual for me at all, so I’m happy! I got my assignment finished and was pleased to get it marked by the next day, … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Catching viruses, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Giving up smoking, Pain, POTS, Psychology Courses
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Electronic cigarette, fybromyalgia, Hot water bottle, hypermobility syndrome, illness, Pain, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, psychology courses
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It feels so good…
to be studying again. I started on Tues a higher level psychology course and so far, it looks easier than the last one which was a lower level or maybe I’m just getting even better at it lol Today I … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Catching viruses, Everyday living, Giving up smoking, Projects, Psychology Courses
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Electronic cigarette, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Propylene Glycol, psychology courses, Second Life
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I feel a rant coming on…
The past two days I have been soooo busy! Yesterday I managed to a few mins of Pilates. I’m still finding it hard to do as much of it as I have been in recent months for some reason but … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Everyday living, Projects
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Fitness, Health, hypermobility syndrome, Physical exercise, Pilates, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Second Life
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Everything comes to an end at some point.
If you’re a regular reader you know that I have had a virtual clothing store on Second Life for the past 3yrs. I graphically design clothes in a photo editing program then upload them and sell them in my shop … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Everyday living, Projects, Psychology Courses
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, Avatar, bed, chronic illness, Clothing, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Second Life, Virtual Places, Virtual world
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I passed!
Omg, what a day! I took my online exam this morning and they had given me the wrong access code, so I had to wait 15 mins on the live help chat to get the right one. Not the best … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Psychology Courses
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Education, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, exam, fybromyalgia, Health, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Psychology, psychology courses, Second Life, Student
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The exam looms!
Sorry for the slacking lately but as said before, I am trying to up my revising time for my imminent exam. My goal was to do the exam the end of June, we’re just past that and I now feel … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Everyday living
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Education, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, exam, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Psychology, psychology courses, test, Test Preparation
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Just call me superwoman!
I’m on a roll today and yesterday as well in fact. Yesterday I was feeling all sluggish and tired and could barely drag myself off the bed to do anything. Then it came to me… I had been resting for … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Exercise/Pacing, POTS/EDS and time of the month, Psychology Courses
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, psychology courses
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