Today I made some jam
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I am just over ten months into this glandular fever journey and today I made some jam, which I'm so proud of and is such a big achievement for me. In October 2017 I was three months into the virus and I decided I wanted to make some jam for my dad for Christmas. I asked my partner to buy the ingredients from the shops, and then I spent the next two months lying in bed thinking about making that jam, but unable to move my weary body into the kitchen and not having the strength to stand long enough to even get out the pots and utensils requires. The ingredients went off and I resigned myself to the virus and that I just couldnt do it. A week before Christmas I once again asked my partner to buy the ingredients and using all the energy I had, I chopped up most of the ingredients (I ran out of energy so I reduced the amount of fruit), boiled the jam and bottled it, relieved it was done and that I had a gift for dad that he'd love, but I was left feeling completely exhausted as a result. Then the virus once again reminded me that it was still very much in control- a few hours later I realised that the jam had not set, and I immediately started having a panic attack as a result. Before contracting glandular fever I had never experienced panic attacks before but in the last ten months I've had more than I can count. So my jam making attempt was a failure on many levels.
So back to today, six months later- this morning I decided I wanted to make that jam again for dad. I walked to the shops, I came home and chopped up all the ingredients (the right amount this time) and I am looking forward to giving this firmly set batch of jam to dad next time I see him. After making the jam I also did a load of washing, had a blood test and cleaned the kitchen. I still have plenty of energy to spare.
A long winded story I know, but I am just feeling so optimistic and elated after such a long time of feeling so awful. You too will get through this and you too will once again reclaim the healthy, capable 'you' that can do whatever they choose to do with their day, instead of lying in bed, hostage to this awful virus.
Wishing you a speedy recovery and many many good days ahead! 😊
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Guest KS2017
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KS2017 Guest
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Thanks so much for your message Tabitha. I hope your good days are many and the bad days are few and far between. 😊
Guest KS2017
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amanda35138 KS2017
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thankyou so much for sharing your jam making recovery
. That is such wonderful news that your getting your energy and strength back, I know I just hang out for good recovery stories, just don’t go nuts with it and set yourself back !
Take care
Amanda
KS2017 amanda35138
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Thanks so much Amanda. I think that's one of the hardest parts of this virus is not to go crazy and believe that you're 100% cured after a few good days in a row! I need to keep reminding myself of that. I hope you are having a good day, one day you too will be sharing your recovery story and looking back on mono as just a really bad memory ??
craig07920 KS2017
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That's amazing KS, a great achievement and so pleased you felt good doing this! Oh you sound very talented I would have no idea how to make jam (or any kind of food to be honest I am useless in the kitchen!).
Wishing you all the best and continued recovery and strides forward!!
Craig