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| Tovah and Gershwin are all snuggles! |
I'm in the midst of what might be called, in the world of CFS, "a post-exertional worsening of malaise", which is basically a really fancy way to say I'm in a major flare of fatigue and other symptoms.
Some days I truly wonder how a human being can be this exhausted for this long. As Laura Hillenbrand, author of both Seabiscuit and Unbroken, said of this illness (which she also has):
"Fatigue is to this illness what a match is to a nuclear bomb."
This flare is in part due to a three month long flare of gastroparesis (which thanks to the intervention of Botox is over) and in part due to my decision to put my emotional well-being ahead of my physical well-being and travel to Chicago for my uncle's 80th birthday. I hope I'll be able to blog about both of these!
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| And a kiss from Twinkle Toes. :) |
Today was a Pajama Day. I'm happy that Gershwin and Tovah are so eager to oblige when it comes to cuddling! :) As soon as Gershwin sees me heading towards any place I might sit, recline or lie down, he immediately puts his paws up on me, asking to be picked up and snuggled. Asher dutifully lies on the floor next to me.
Mom just happened to catch these candid moments on camera today, and I love them.
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| Even on the most difficult days, they make me smile. |
Blessings,
Emily
