tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post7519347728469359381..comments2024-03-16T10:39:00.522-04:00Comments on Live With ME/CFS: Accepting the Gorilla in Your HouseSue Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-19788148865468740592013-01-10T11:00:34.550-05:002013-01-10T11:00:34.550-05:00Oh how true this is & described with such gooo...Oh how true this is & described with such goood humour ! barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089529560395555292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-72050380842333555662013-01-10T10:58:11.944-05:002013-01-10T10:58:11.944-05:00Oh how true !My gorilla's been with me for 40y...Oh how true !My gorilla's been with me for 40yrs at some level or other . Yes I do fight it at times just to experience a few hours of life now & again . My gorilla has been really busy this last 10 years so once again it has needed to be tamed where possable,as much at it trys it will not destroy my sence of humour & nor should any of you either . x<br />barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089529560395555292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-18121852236626149722013-01-10T03:50:41.112-05:002013-01-10T03:50:41.112-05:00totally LOVE this. The Gorilla is a komodo dragon ...totally LOVE this. The Gorilla is a komodo dragon at my house! It scares the shit out of everyone,but the person it scares most is me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-88984545785341538792013-01-08T15:11:41.339-05:002013-01-08T15:11:41.339-05:00This is fab! Well written, funny and exactly what ...This is fab! Well written, funny and exactly what I needed to be reminded of today, thank you xAlinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-28928468962214119302012-11-03T18:46:21.654-04:002012-11-03T18:46:21.654-04:00Yes, it is the only way. I just came to a similar ...Yes, it is the only way. I just came to a similar conclusion. Or shall I say, simian conclusion.<br />JulianaJulianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313605109258254177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-35386118499452686132011-10-30T17:44:37.413-04:002011-10-30T17:44:37.413-04:00Y - Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to ...Y - Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I'm so glad you're finding my blog helpful.<br /><br />If you'd like to connect with other with CFS, check out some of the other CFS blogs I've listed (I think they're along the left side column of the blog) - there is a wonderful community of warm, supportive people out there who completely understand what you are going through.<br /><br />Welcome to our community - whatever else you are dealing with, please remember that you are not alone!!<br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-50140572602020370662011-10-30T14:34:48.203-04:002011-10-30T14:34:48.203-04:00I just found your blog, mostly because I have been...I just found your blog, mostly because I have been dealing with CFS and recently started blogging about it. I am stunned by your blog - the candid way you share is a gift. The Gorilla story brought tears to my eyes.. because accepting this illness is a DAILY struggle.. but fighting it is wearing me out. Not that I have the extra energy. <br />I've never written a blog before, and I'm a rather private person, but there's something about this that feels like a connection to folks out there who are dealing with the same thing.<br />Thank you for your courage Sue. I am learning from you, and from the other folks who post comments on your entries.Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833904995839705734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-73001564956132532472011-07-28T21:12:15.992-04:002011-07-28T21:12:15.992-04:00Great metaphor. Though I have to admit I have no i...Great metaphor. Though I have to admit I have no idea how to tame my gorilla. It won't sit still. It won't be good on outings. And it keeps getting meaner and more unpredictable. I think this gorilla is smarter than me and maybe my best chance is to let it tame me.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07064893477629124444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-28047466852535861222011-07-28T16:10:09.456-04:002011-07-28T16:10:09.456-04:00It's always good to remember that everyone has...It's always good to remember that everyone has a gorilla in their house, even if it's different than mine. Great analogy, and I loved it.Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068094486297918345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-44302573422523364542011-07-28T13:48:24.241-04:002011-07-28T13:48:24.241-04:00Wow, what a great analogy....not fond of my Gorril...Wow, what a great analogy....not fond of my Gorrila...I got a great laugh out of this, thanks for posting itupnorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283010424792189579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-13063411664650529182011-07-27T23:21:49.113-04:002011-07-27T23:21:49.113-04:00Oh, this is wonderful. I hadn't read it before...Oh, this is wonderful. I hadn't read it before, but it's perfect.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829070558793881064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-34220563777339198342011-07-27T20:23:21.159-04:002011-07-27T20:23:21.159-04:00Oh my -- LOVE IT! Am I a bad person for wanting t...Oh my -- LOVE IT! Am I a bad person for wanting them to experience a gorilla? (tee hee) not really - wouldn't wish it on anyone, but I do like that last paragraph!Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578825920314020836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-23729598964510698062011-07-27T19:45:43.255-04:002011-07-27T19:45:43.255-04:00This is great! Thanks!This is great! Thanks!Baffledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763003920036754454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-33984884477979362152011-07-27T19:24:58.716-04:002011-07-27T19:24:58.716-04:00That's a fantastic analogy Sue. I'm still ...That's a fantastic analogy Sue. I'm still wrestling somewhere between the second and third way but I can see it's such early days in my daughter's diagnosis that it's got to be that way while I get my head around it. And when you're making decisions on someone else's behalf...the responsibility does my head in. So grateful to have my own health, so impressed at what you manage, parenting and being unwell yourself. Good luck with your gorillas!Anniehttp://www.parentingcfs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-29312011943266763182011-07-27T19:03:30.029-04:002011-07-27T19:03:30.029-04:00I have read this before, but loved reading it agai...I have read this before, but loved reading it again. It sure hits home!!!Keenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04872631822031248926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-77944332219161445432011-07-27T18:03:31.122-04:002011-07-27T18:03:31.122-04:00Oh my goodness!!!! Just what the doctor ordered f...Oh my goodness!!!! Just what the doctor ordered for me today:):):):)<br /><br />I love it!<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing this Sue!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />ElaineElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922200217770835483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-74540709816911098262011-07-27T17:28:41.181-04:002011-07-27T17:28:41.181-04:00This is really really good! Love the last paragra...This is really really good! Love the last paragraph too...!!!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089685282700680525noreply@blogger.com