Rachel’s ME/CFS Journey

Hi Amir,

I just wanted to email you to let you know that it has now been 5 years since I did the course with you.

I have now been well for longer than I was ill! I am actually the fittest, healthiest and strongest that I have ever been in my life and fatigue no longer runs my life the way it used to. I have been working full-time, I have a full social life and enjoy hiking, we recently climbed Snowdon which was incredible.

However, my greatest sign of health is running. I had a bit of a mental block when it came to running, as it is so tiring and energetic, a part of me was fearful to run. Despite this I started running a year ago and today I completed my first ever 10K race in 1 hour 3 minutes. I feel tearful even writing this.

“I used to watch the London marathon and think that was something I would never be capable of doing, but now I know that I can.”

I think running was my final frontier and overcoming my fear of it shows me just how far I've come, and that I can achieve anything I want to in life.

To think when I was ill I could barely walk around my house and to cook dinner for my family, I had a high stool which I kept in the kitchen as I simply could not stand up long enough to make a meal. I think of myself then and imagine how happy I would have been if I could look forward into the future and see myself now. I don’t think I would have believed it was me!!

I wanted to tell any-one considering doing your course that it simply is life changing and that it definitely works long term. I am proof of this.

Thanks so much again Amir for everything that's changed for me.

All the best,