Sølvi’s ME/CFS Journey

Before I went to see Amir in Wales I’d been suffering from ME for 7 years. It was my husband who made me go to Wales, he took a week’s holiday to drive me there and to support me. It was a 15 hour drive and I am glad we had a couple of days to recover before the course started.

After my first day of the course both my husband and I noticed the difference. I felt that my energy level was much higher than it had been for a long time. My husband noticed it by some signs: my eyes were not red as they used to be when I had been doing something during the day, and I did not have to rest for a long time.

“The next day I felt even better and we went for a walk up to the beach cliffs, and that was the first of many nice trips I’ve done over the last couple of months.”

I have started training again – swimming, cycling, walking in the mountains, Pilates and working out in the gym!

Socially I have started to commit myself to different groups. This was a big step for me. Earlier I didn’t know how I would feel the next day, or even the next hour, so I was very afraid of planning anything ahead. Now I can make appointments days, weeks and months ahead, no strings attached! Good for both my friends, family and me.

One of the greatest improvements in my daily life is concerning my nutrition. Before Amir’s course I did not eat anything containing gluten/wheat, milk and was very careful with sugar, sweeteners, caffeine etc. Now I eat everything I want! I guess I don’t have to say how much easier my life has become!

The most important difference is that I am not concerned anymore. I don’t think I was aware of it, but a lot of the time I used to concern myself with how things would or could turn out.

For example: I am pregnant, so instead of following the plan we had before Wales with having an au-pair that could help me and the baby all the time, we will now be a “normal family” with me taking care of the baby during the daytime while my husband is working. I am pretty sure it will turn out fine! I know I might be tired, as are all other mummies to newborns, but I know this will not lead to a relapse. Instead of worrying, I now look forward to greeting this newborn life.

Today my husband and I went cycling. We found a restaurant around 8 kilometres from home. I could eat everything on the menu. We had a really nice time and we made plans for the future. On the way back we chose to take a new road home, it turned out to be a bit longer, but it was a way that neither of us had taken and we saw a lot of nice views.

Thanks to what Amir teaches I am able to take the more interesting and unpredictable ways home. I am sure it will bring a lot of nice surprises.

Thanks!