Hmm... Where to start :) Well, since this is my first blog I'll tell you a bit about myself.
Well, my name is Sophie, although most of my friends call me Soph or Soph Soph. I'm 17 years old. My favourite TV shows are One Tree Hill (I'm sort of addicted :P) and Big Bang Theory.
Although I'm not like most 17 year olds, I have a long term illness called M.E. I've been poorly with M.E for the past 10 years... This means I am pretty boring ;) Most teenagers, would be out all the time... partying, going to the cinema, would be working or going to school/college and sometimes their days could consist of all these three things in one day. Because of my condition, my life is very different from most teenagers. I want my blog to raise awareness of this awful condition. Not enough is known about this terrible illness...
My days mainly consist of me being led on the sofa or led in bed, resting and doing things such as watching TV and movies, reading and spending time with my family, fiance and friends. This is because I don't have to energy to do many things that are exciting. Doing simple tasks such as having a shower, cleaning my teeth and going to toilet will drain me of my energy, meaning I need to have a rest afterwards.
I am too poorly to go to sixth form, and I am too unwell to work. I hate this because I am missing out on so much, when my friends go to sixth form and sixth form parties I wish I was going too.
I can rarely go to the cinema, most people wouldn't think anything of going to the cinema, they would just think of it as a fun time. Although, when I go to the cinema, I am dreading what the after effects will be... Usually I would have to spend most of the next couple of days in bed. Not very fun :P The noise in the cinema hurts my ears and gives me a headache, the brightness from the cinema screen hurts my eyes and my head, sitting up for a couple of hours gives me bad back ache... Yeah you get the jist ;) See, told you I was boring ;)
Being affected by M.E means I get affected by a huge range of horrible symptoms ... So many, more than you could imagine! Having M.E is like having a severe case of the flu, after having run a marathon, and before that being out all night clubbing without a single second of sleep and spending hours in a gym. Its like all of these things all at once.
Although this illness is really dreadful, and every minute of everyday is a struggle, I have met some lovely people who I now call my friends. And if I hadn't of been poorly, I wouldn't of met my fiance.
In each blog that I do after this one, I will be talking about something that I have achieved that week, whether its something big or small. This means I can look back in the future, and see all the improvements I have gradually made.
Right, I'll leave it there :) If anyone has any questions or anything, feel free to comment below and I promise my next post will be more exciting ;) <3
