good day vs bad day

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im going to tell you about a good day then a bad day you will be able to tell they are very differnt.


  a good day with fowlers 
  • I can get up before 11am 
  • i can get dressed
  • i can change my dressing and clean my site on my own
  • i can do things in my house 
  • i can cook meals
  • i can change a bad 
  • i can leave the house
  • i only have to take a few painkillers
  • i can get in the shower on my own
  • i can go for a walk
  • i can spend a few hours out of the house
  • i can go for lunch with a friend 
  • i can feel like a girlfriend 
  • i  can get comfy in bed and sleep
  • i feel pretty 
  • i feel mentally normal 

a bad day with fowlers

  • i struggle to get up before 11 am
  • i dont get out of my pjs
  • i need help changing my dressing and cleaning the site
  • i struggle to do more then 2 things in the house
  • i cant get out of bed
  • i cant get off the sofa
  • i dont leave the house
  • i am constantly taking medication
  • i end up in hospital
  • i need help getting wahsed
  • i need help emptying my bag
  • someone needs to make meals
  • i dont see friends
  • i spend less and less time being a girlfriend
  • i cant sleep
  • i cant get comfy
  • i feel like im going crazy
  • i dont feel human 
  • i feel ugly 
 as you see the bad day list if a lot bigger then the good day list sadly i have so many more bad days then good days.

this is just a little insight of living with fowlers syndrome   

 

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