No Magic for ME

<p>I was in my early thirties when I fell ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis. It's extraordinary that one of my main pointers to recovery came in a leaflet from the ME Association where it acknowledged that while there is no known medical cure the patients who make the best recovery have paid attention to their diet!</p><p>Since then over thirty years ago I got better relatively fast. However the ME Association has become a far bigger concern since it still insists there is no cure for the condition. It produces a quarterly magazine full of information but still promises no way to get better.</p><p>I relate my own experiences discussing how hard it has been to be with those who are unable to comprehend my long illness which lasted between two and three years before I achieved wellness independently of the medical profession.</p><p>There were many months when I had no idea what my condition was and I was confused. Even after diagnosis I remained ill getting worse until I could hardly walk. Then a gift arrived from an auntie. It was a bundle of books some of which were about good nutrition.</p><p>Information from the ME Association fell into place. I devised a better diet took care of myself and began to recover. I struggled with the recovery process and kept on researching. I learned the value of vitamins and an important process related to repetitive eating.</p><p>I was able to return to activities such as swimming and horse riding but most wonderful of all I could care for my two small sons without needing help.</p><p><br></p><p>Lisette Skeet grew up in the village of Great Horkesley near Colchesterin Essex. I live in a quiet corner of Halstead Essex now and I love the scene at the front of my house where there is a green space and a duck pond surrounded by foliage. I can watch mallards coots magpies pigeons squirrels and an occasional visiting muntjac deer. She is a counsellor including grief counselling and a dog behavioural therapist</p>