tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post2214970570854877320..comments2024-03-28T17:38:39.157-04:00Comments on Live With ME/CFS: Weekly Inspiration: Honesty & Hope, Life & DeathSue Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-82747627025279826932017-06-06T10:26:06.242-04:002017-06-06T10:26:06.242-04:00I also found the memoir both inspiring and heartbr...I also found the memoir both inspiring and heartbreaking - that last chapter was a tear-jerker!<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed the TED Talk, too.Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-74864044230091674222017-06-05T13:45:36.396-04:002017-06-05T13:45:36.396-04:00I LOVED When Breath Becomes Air! Paul's perspe...I LOVED When Breath Becomes Air! Paul's perspective was inspiring and heartbreaking. I understand those similar struggles living with IBD. I have not come across Lucy's TED talk and I can't wait to watch it!Girl in Healing (Alexa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16338234682602093638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-71228347090270597592017-06-05T10:33:16.762-04:002017-06-05T10:33:16.762-04:00Hi, Danielle -
I LOVE to read - and so does my m...Hi, Danielle - <br /><br />I LOVE to read - and so does my millenial son! If you feel like you have a short attention span, you should try some YA or even middle-grade novels. They are often shorter, fast-paced to keep your attention but some of them are really high-quality and excellent books. Or give audio books a try! Then you can listen while you walk, drive, or do mindless tasks like laundry, dishes, etc. That's what I do...and I often listen to YA and middle-grade novels on audio :)<br /><br />A couple of recent YA/MG novels I loved that you might like (I also write a book blog):<br /><br />The Hate U Give - AMAZING YA novel:<br /><br />http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2017/06/teenya-review-hate-u-give.html<br /><br />The Forgetting, a YA dystopian novel:<br /><br />http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2017/03/font-definitions-font-face-font-family.html<br /><br />Oh, and all summer long, you can download FREE audiobooks - a mix of YA and other titles, 2 per week:<br /><br />http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2017/04/free-audiobooks-2017-sync-season-starts.html<br /><br />Hope that helps you get back into a little reading.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment!<br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-6132449904857213992017-06-05T01:45:41.672-04:002017-06-05T01:45:41.672-04:00I've really wanted to get back into reading. I...I've really wanted to get back into reading. I just get bored super quick. Unfortunately, I'm a millennial kinda stuck in that short information/article/tidbits of news type of skim reading. However, for those that do read, that looks like an incredible book. I might get it for myself on the off chance I decide to read again, someday!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782272007586068320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-61204937789442088502017-06-04T18:36:16.361-04:002017-06-04T18:36:16.361-04:00You're absolutely right - certainly, there are...You're absolutely right - certainly, there are plenty of aspects of having terminal cancer that are completely different from living with chronic illness. For instance, I'm sure that being told you only have months - or at most a couple of years - to live the rest of your life would definitely make you want to push past or ignore your limits. I can't even imagine.<br /><br />His experience was quite different from ours in many respects, but when I read a book like this, I like to take what I can from it - and I found plenty of passages and quotes here that really spoke to me. I think we can find inspiration in many different sometimes unexpected - sources.<br /><br />Thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment - I appreciate it!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-47095648340365324262017-06-04T17:31:39.683-04:002017-06-04T17:31:39.683-04:00I read the book last year and could appreciate the...I read the book last year and could appreciate the sudden change in his life but I found story more of a cautionary tale. On a practical level his approach to illness seemed inappropriate for ME/CFS (pacing anyone?) or really anyone interested in health. He repeatedly talks about not sleeping, not eating (or eating junk food), and otherwise ignoring his health and pushing his body beyond it's limits(including popping pain pills and ignoring the increasing back pain of his as yet undiagnosed cancer and almost passing out while operating on someone). I would have found it more inspiring if he had devoted as much effort to taking care of himself as he did espousing the all to common American attitude that one should ignore what their body is telling them and push through pain and fatigue at all costs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com