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    The Chronic Elephant blog by hellytheelephant

    This week's Blog is about the toxic culture of 'Wellness' particularly unpicking the myth of returning to a golden age where the body healed...
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Sep 4, 2024 in forum: Relationships and coping
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    The Chronic Elephant blog by hellytheelephant

    Thank you @MEMarge
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Sep 3, 2024 in forum: Relationships and coping
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    The Chronic Elephant blog by hellytheelephant

    Thanks @NelliePledge !
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Aug 28, 2024 in forum: Relationships and coping
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    The Chronic Elephant blog by hellytheelephant

    Thanks @Trish - thank you!
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Aug 28, 2024 in forum: Relationships and coping
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    The Chronic Elephant blog by hellytheelephant

    Thanks so much everyone- it's good to be back. @perchance dreamer do give Matt Haigh's book a go. I think he is uniquely placed to give such an...
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Aug 28, 2024 in forum: Relationships and coping
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    The Chronic Elephant blog by hellytheelephant

    Hello...well after a 2 year hiatus, I have redesigned and written a Blog reintroducing me,my situation and the deus ex machina of Chiara our cat!...
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Aug 23, 2024 in forum: Relationships and coping
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    Alexander technique

    I find ( self paced ) tai chi is good for posture, balance tension, stiffness etc. It is not a treatment for ME though.
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Jun 30, 2024 in forum: Other treatments
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    Disability At Home: "This website documents the ingenuity and creativity that caregivers & disabled people, incl. those with chronic illnesses, ..."

    Such ingenuity! Thanks for sharing.
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Sep 22, 2023 in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
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    UK Dorset ME/CFS clinics

    Thank you so much for finding and collating all this info @Trish My Gp offered me a referral several years ago, but said she didn' t think I...
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Mar 4, 2023 in forum: UK clinics and doctors
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    Back rests, supportive chair cushions, wedge pillows,

    If it' s not out of your price range, I would highly recommend this adjustable electronic pillow raiser:...
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Feb 3, 2023 in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
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    UK - Job coaches at GP surgeries to push unemployed over-50s back to work

    The idea that are retiring early in order to 'retire' is ridiculous. Many people in their 50' s are providing unpaid care for family members...and...
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Feb 2, 2023 in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
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    How Henri Matisse (and I) Got a ‘Beautiful Body’, New York Times essay by Nick Riggle, 2022

    Great article. Thanks @Jaybee00 I feel inspired by Matisse everyday.
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Dec 26, 2022 in forum: General disability topics and advocacy
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    Is There Anyone (UK) On The Forum who Is Prescribed Medical Marijuana?

    Sweets that reduce pain- a seriously good idea. I believe CBD gummies, oils etc are only legal in UK if all THC has been removed..
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Dec 6, 2022 in forum: Pain and Inflammation
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    Is There Anyone (UK) On The Forum who Is Prescribed Medical Marijuana?

    Thanks for the link @lunarainbows. The guy in the article is paying £300 a month...but I guess that enables him to work and have an active life....
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Dec 6, 2022 in forum: Pain and Inflammation
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    Is There Anyone (UK) On The Forum who Is Prescribed Medical Marijuana?

    I really wonder how Drs in can give prescriptions for Oramoph and Tramadol but not medical marijuana.... Does anyone have any thoughts?...
    Thread by: hellytheelephant, Dec 6, 2022, 15 replies, in forum: Pain and Inflammation
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    TAKING THE GLUTEN CHALLENGE- THE CHRONIC ELEPHANT BLOG

    For me the advantage would be getting a referral and some professional advice on my diet, as I am losing weight and having to take stronger pain...
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Nov 15, 2022 in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
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    TAKING THE GLUTEN CHALLENGE- THE CHRONIC ELEPHANT BLOG

    I wrote the Blog at the top of this page in 2019. I tested negative and have been on the Cheapo- version of GF ever since. This year I have had a...
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Nov 14, 2022 in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
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    I emailed My Doctor 133 Times.. PhilosophyTube

    That' s interesting- maybe it depends on the Practise.
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Nov 13, 2022 in forum: Other health news and research
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    I emailed My Doctor 133 Times.. PhilosophyTube

    Unsurprising to anyone living in UK. Was trying to explain something to GP last week when it flashed through my mind that I would be taken a lot...
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Nov 13, 2022 in forum: Other health news and research
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    Mindfulness Meditation Interventions for Long COVID: Biobehavioral Gene Expression and Neuroimmune Functioning (2022) Porter & Jason

    Meditation does not exist as a ' treatment'- it is a way to live better with reality ( IMO). I have been meditating for 30 plus years and it is...
    Post by: hellytheelephant, Nov 9, 2022 in forum: Long Covid research
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