Chronic fatigue syndrome
shook Vikki’s life to the core, but
it also prompted her to reassess
what really mattered. Now,
she’s determined to never take
a moment for grantedS
itting at my desk, tears
splashing on my keyboard,
I avoided meeting the
impatient sideways glares
from my colleagues, and
tried to pull myself together.
For months I’d been struggling, aware
of the gossip and rumours, and trying
to stay on top of my work, but an
important meeting had just fallen apart
because of me. My brain fog had left
me unprepared. I was humiliated, and
couldn’t even summon the energy to
walk to the toilets to sob in private.
A year earlier, in December 2010, a
vicious strain of flu left me with post-
viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) – a
condition that can leave the sufferer with
a host of symptoms, from muscle aches
to disabling fatigue.Writing | Vikki Cook>>>
From being
diagnosed
with ME, to
rediscovering me