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Sorry for being so quiet for a whole month! I have spent most of that time in bed or on the sofa resting, coupled with any necessary study to get assignments in on time.

I am now slowly starting to improve, although still much worse than I have been for years (in fact maybe ever!) Things are looking up.

Some of the symptoms I now have, and other things that have gone wrong:

• Noise & Light sensitivity to varying degrees depending on the day.
• Muscle weakness particularly in my hands, wrists and legs.
• A ganglion cyst on my right hand.
• Painful hypermobile joints

These are just the symptoms to be added to the ones I was already suffering. Creating quite a list now…

Some good things to have happened in the time I’ve been resting have been:

• I’ve found out I have some amazing supportive friends who really are here for me no matter what!
• I scored 82% on my first Computer Marked Assignment (CMA).
• Amazingly, unbelievably managed to score 100% on my first Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) for this course!!!

• I’ve started looking into getting help – mainly in the form of self-help, teaching myself the basics of CBT but it’s a start.

I realise the style of my blog posts has changed, but at the moment I find it easier to write in short points like this than any other way. I hope that doesn’t put you off reading!

Hope everyone had a lovely Easter, I know I made the best of a difficult situation and managed to enjoy myself a little. I plan to update this blog when I can, but it may not be particularly regularly at the moment as I get myself back on the road to recovery.

Well my health has deteriorated a lot since my last blog post, in fact I’ve spent a few weeks in bed with the curtains closed really struggling to do anything. However I have persevered and managed to continue with this course. I have lost that week ahead but I am almost ready to submit TMA02 due on Friday. And the CMA has already been submitted.

Got some excellent news during the really bad time healthwise – I scored 82% on my fist CMA and amazingly, unbelievably got 100% on TMA01!! Still can’t quite believe that! But it’s given me the incentive to keep going.

That’s all for now! I have a TMA to finish and submit!

Sorry it’s been so long since I last posted, things have been pretty busy. All my energy has gone on studying with very little left for anything else! Fell behind with the reading for my course but have now caught up and submitted both assignments with almost a week to spare! 😀

Life is okay at the moment, I seem to be managing things a bit better so have got myself back on an even keel so to speak. At least I’m no longer getting worse! 😉 I have however got a nasty itchy rash on my arms which the Doctor has said feels like eczema but looks like an allergic reaction sooo I’m taking antihistamines and have got some cream for it as well. Here’s hoping that will settle it down! It’s been driving me insane and keeping me awake at night! Which is the last thing I need.

The next few weeks are full of studying…come to think of it the next few months are full of that! I’m hoping I will be able to keep ahead on this course now, as long as I don’t catch anything else I think it’s doable.

Several friends have been urging me to apply for benefits recently, although I’m not sure about it. I think it’s because I’ve been badly burned in the past – when we applied when I was 13 and almost bed bound I was turned down because my parents didn’t do any more than they would for a ‘normal’ 13 year old. At this point they were helping me wash, dress, get up and down the stairs, even cleaning my teeth! I think that experience has put me off especially as I just about manage to do those things for myself now even though it is a struggle. Any thoughts on this? Is it worth the extra stress, form filling and assessment? Right now I am relying on my parents for everything financially which I feel guilty about. I wish I could work or earn a bit of money to be able to contribute to the household.

Anyway I’m off to hit the books again! Hope to be able to write again soon!

Well after several weeks of being behind and studying hard – around 4 hours a day in 8 30 minute sessions. I have managed to get myself ahead! (Only by a week(ish) but still ahead!!

I submitted the multiple choice CMA41 last week and after a bit of tweaking submitted the TMA01 this morning! The CMA was due in by Feb 28th and the TMA March 1st. Considering the deadlines seemed impossible to meet about 2 weeks ago when I was about a week almost two behind on the reading material I’m amazed I’ve got them in this early!! Lets hope they bring good marks in!!

Now I can make a start on block 2 and try and keep ahead. Or at least that is the plan!

Still having a few problems with my health and managing this course though. Almost all my energy is being spent on studying with so little left over I’m not doing anything else. But it will be worth it in the end right?!

So it’s onwards and upwards! I will complete this course, and hopefully get a pass! I hope to manage to start improving as well…or at least that is my goal!