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.
SunLive: ‘My life is lockdown’ – Tauranga ME sufferer
Article can be found here: https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/242216-my-life-is-lockdown-tauranga-me-sufferer.html Completing daily tasks like getting out of bed, showering, cooking a meal is a “full-time job” for a Tauranga woman battling with chronic fatigue syndrome. ...
Morgan’s Musings – Pacing
Pacing I love swimming. Being in the water is like sweet relief for my body. I feel weightless and wonderful. Getting out is hard. It’s like walking into a solid wall. The air itself feels like molasses, and my body is barely able to hold itself up. Because swimming...
Morgan’s Musings – Reframing – language and thought
Reframing – language and thought Positive Reframing can be thought of as the skill of seeing the upside of every situation. Yes, a skill. And just like any skill, it can be learned. When this was first suggested to me, I thought “Nah. Nope… No. Way. My illness drains...
Local Focus: The heart-breaking experiences of mothers with ME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14oT6mi8PVU "My little boy he just... It was really hard." The heart-breaking experiences of mothers with ME. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Full story can be found here: NZ HERALD Holly Rinii lives in Kawerau with her partner and...
The Beacon: Asking for help – Suzanne’s Story
Original Article can be found here: https://thebeacon.co.nz/2019/05/asking-for-help-suzannes-story/
SunLive: When ‘the horrible monster’ called on Kaye
SunLive article and video can be found here: https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/206191-when-horrible-monster-called-on-kaye.html “Yeah, yeah, we know that.” Bev Dickson has just been reminded of some desperately dark times in her daughter’s 30-year struggle with ME,...
The Weekend Sun: When Matt thought he was going crazy
“It’s great to be able to help people, especially my lifesavers, who helped me out of the darkest place I have ever been in.” Matt Appleton’s giving back – a 40-year-old living with ME, or chronic fatigue syndrome, who’s now a volunteer field officer working with...
SunLive: Burning the candle at both ends?
SUNLIVE article can be found here: https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/183324-burning-candle-at-both-ends.html Her body spoke louder than she did. Each arm movement felt like a heavy sack of potatoes and each step felt like walking with lead boots. It was a near paralytic...
