A woman has spoken of how her life is affected by the debilitating illness myalgic encephalomyelitis which is commonly abbreviated to ME.
Chantelle Parry, 34 from Hardwicke had developed glandular fever in 2017, however the aftermath has resulting in Miss Parry living with ME.
Miss Parry said: “A lot of people think ME means you are just a bit tired but there is a lot more to having it.
“I was diagnosed with glandular fever and I never recovered. A lot of people develop ME after they have had a virus like I did.
“We have seen also people with symptoms of long Covid are almost identical with ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.”
Miss Parry has lived with the illness long enough to know how she will be affected even if she sits in the garden and talks to a friend having a hot chocolate. Such a simple task would mean she is unable to almost anything the next day as she feels so tired and unwell.
She said: “Some days I can not even get out of bed due to the muscle and joint pain.
“I also have a brain fog where I am trying to talk and words just disappear and I have memory…
