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In Praise of Ringo Starr

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Although this is talking from the context of having CFS, I think that this essay is inspiring for everyone:

In Praise of Ringo Starr

Support me = Respect my choices

Monday, October 29th, 2007

I mentioned to someone yesterday that I was running a fever - have been for a bit over two weeks now, courtesy of this cold I have (which has lasted so long courtesy of this Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that I have!). And he asked if I had taken panadol for it.

Simple question, simple suggestion, simple solution!

So how can I quickly explain that I don’t ‘do’ drugs just to relieve discomfort? The conversation then went little like this:

Me: This would be just the start, then where do I draw the line? I simply choose not to fill my body with drugs.