CFS Squared Is….

First off, I want to thank everyone for the comments on this blog.  The comments are an integral part of this blog, the people who comment are just as important to CFS Squared as the writer.  I love being part of such a great community!

Now lets get down to business.  CFS Squared is of course about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and all of the stuff that goes with it (good and bad), and there is a lot of good that comes with this illness.  For the most part, I write about my personal journey with this illness.  I share what works for me, and what doesn’t.  Sometimes I write about the happenings in the Chronic Fatigue world, but most often I get myself into trouble, when I do that so I tend to shy away from hot topics.  If you have a topic that you would like to see addressed, please shoot me an email to laura@b5media.com and hopefully I will be able to write my take on something that you would like to see.

There are some things that CFS Squared is not.  CFS Squared is not written by a medical professional.  There is a disclaimer that can be found on the sidebar.  I will always suggest that you talk things over with your health care practitioner before making a decision on something that you have read here.  What has worked for me, may not work for you.  Please understand that we are all different, and our illness varies between person to person.  The same goes for commenters.  Any comment that you have read on this blog, can not be taken as advice from a healthcare practitioner. These are people living with the illness, just like you and me.  There is a big range of how we each deal with CFS as individuals.

CFS Squared is not a forum.  I encourage comments, and I applaud readers for reaching out to each other via my blog posts.  Sometimes a topic that is covered, can get some pretty enthusiastic responses, and while I think that is fantastic – people who subscribe to comment feeds, can get more than a little overwhelmed.  I just think there is a better medium out there to communicate on topics with like minded individuals.  For instance, there are many forums on topics such as chronic illness or certain medications.  Support groups can be found everywhere (and this includes online groups). If you can’t find one that is suitable, you can try setting up your own.  There are lots of applications available.  Even Facebook will allow you to set up a little something.

Like I said, I don’t want to discourage comments. But I also don’t want the message of this blog to get lost.  In case the message has already gotten lost, let me reiterate it again.  CFS Squared is about living positively with a chronic illness.  It is a journey on how to go from living in your pajamas to regaining a positive life.

Thank you for your continued support. I appreciate all of you.