2009
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Recovery: Breaking Out Of The Four Walls
Guest post by Natalie Ziegenbein – Thank you! Most of my time prior to now has been spent writing articles and talking about how sick ME/CFS made me to make people realise how much it affects people’s lives. I’ve written endless articles, emails and spoken on YouTube videos about how sick I was and how [...]
The “Usefulness” Factor
People almost always identify themselves by their jobs. So what happens when you can no longer manage a paying job? Do you suffer from an identity crisis? Are you not you anymore?
Holidays Without Travelling
I recently conducted an email interview with Claire Wade, who runs Holidays From Home. Ricky: Let’s start off with some background – who are you, where do you live, what does your life involve? Claire: My name’s Claire Wade, I’m 26 and live in Norfolk, England. I’ve had ME for 16 years, bedbound for 6, [...]
Welcome to Four Walls No Limits!
Welcome to Four Walls No Limits! The name Bedbound/Unlimited is no more – as much as I loved the name personally, it didn’t actually reflect the fact that this blog is relevant to anybody who’s couchbound, housebound, or even “just” mostly housebound, as well as those of us who are bedridden.
The Realities of Lyme Disease
Guest post by Pamela Dodd – Thank you! I never appreciated being a homebody until I found out I had Lyme Disease. Healing from Lyme can be a roller coaster ride. Having a supportive home base really helps. I’ve probably had Lyme since I was a kid in the Philadelphia suburbs in the 1950’s. My [...]
Cat Scans
Sometimes a little silly humour is the best medicine, especially when your cat won’t stop walking over the scanner.
Using A Desktop Computer In Bed
If your computer is a desktop computer and you are bedridden, don’t despair – there are still options for using your computer in bed. My first “computer in bed” setup was simply to put the computer right beside the bed with the keyboard in my lap! Here are more options.
Coping Skills Question
There’s a new question up at the Experience Project website: Does anyone have some good coping skills [for] when you are chronically ill and mostly bedbound? I figure there’s a bunch of people around here qualified to give them some advice! The question can be answered for the next 48 hours, you need to log [...]
Disability And Logos
The Hoyden About Town blog has a fantastic post about Representations of Disabled Bodies in Logos. The post is especially relevant to readers of this blog, and I recommend you read it carefully; view the logos and try to figure out the answer for yourself before scrolling further down to see what Lauredhel has concluded. [...]
Happiness Is Clean Hair
I had my hair washed this morning! This might not seem like a big deal, but the last time it happened was several months ago. I feel absolutely heavenly.
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