CCI Support Blog
The CCI Support Blog is a look at life with Chronic Illnesses written in an informal or conversational style. If you would like to contribute to this blog, please contact your Health and Wellness Facilitator.
Annabelle’s South Island trip
I haven’t been back to the South Island since 1999! So, my memory of it was beginning to fade. We packed our tent and bits and headed off trailer in tow to Wellington after saying goodbye to our dog and house sitter. Stopped off for premade sandwiches (a thing that...
When you grieve for what was…
Personal Story from one of our members. When you grieve for what was... 🙁 🙁 🙁 A couple of kind, enquiring messages from friends recently made me realise that I haven’t really posted much about my health and what’s been going on for the last year and a half, so I...
Recovery from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: One Person’s Story
Bruce Campbell, PhD, founded the CFIDS and Fibromyalgia Self-Help Program (now known as the ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Self-Help...
Empowering People Towards Wellness – A Management Perspective.
These are the personal ponderings from the CEO of CCI Support As CEO of Complex Chronic Illness Support, I am often asked about our tagline “Empowering People Towards Wellness”. Depending on who you are and how you’ve got to where you are, as well as your...
AGM 2021
The Complex Chronic Illness Support AGM is coming up. You can find out more information here!!
Stillness
Information sourced by Neurochild Community (18/7/2020). Science is now showing that stillness may be just what we need to regenerate our exhausted brains and bodies. The demands of modern life put a significant burden on the prefrontal cortex of the brain, which is...
Covid-19
NZ Covid Vaccine Below is some general advice on the Covid-19 Vaccine which Dr Ros Vallings spoke about during her presentation at the public talk held in Hamilton last month for the launch of CCIS Waikato. The entire meeting will be available on Video soon. Experts...
Taking a Break from our Habits
Breaking habits is a tough thing to do, in the first instance it can be hard to know if you need to change a habit. I started to notice that certain things I was doing consciously or unconsciously, were having a negative impact on my health and over time I recognised...
Local Focus: Living with ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
"Chronic Fatigue doesn't do it justice." Made with funding from NZ On Air. Original Video and Article can be found here: NZ Herald By: Gavin Ogden Video Journalist, Tauranga, NZH Local Focus May 12 marks international ME Day, a day to promote awareness of the...
Simply Living
I have been reading and thinking about slower living and how I can live a simpler lifestyle. I have been pondering on how to simplify routines and live a more peaceful existence. My first baby step is to stop writing to do lists, this seems so counterintuitive to me...
