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Galen Warden

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Artist, Author, Crafter, Caregiver, Mom to Six adults, a dog, & a cat.

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Exquisite!!! πŸ’š

13.01.2025 08:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sveriges usla ME-vΓ₯rd bidrar till att patienter begΓ₯r sjΓ€lvmord Minst 10 000 ME-sjuka svenskar Γ€r sΓ€ngbundna och kan inte lΓ€mna sina hem. Det finns mΓ₯nga som Γ€r sΓ₯ sjuka att de inte ser nΓ₯gon annan utvΓ€g Γ€n att ta sitt liv. Det skriver Jenny Lundgren, fΓΆrbundsordf...

Poor #MEcfs care in Sweden contributes to patients committing suicide

At least 10,000 Swedish people with ME are bedridden and unable to leave their homes. There are many who are so sick that they see no other option but to take their own lives. www.altinget.se/artikel/sver...

12.01.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My adult son is 100% bedbound and can only travel by stretcher. I bought a whole house generator and hurricane shutters to hunker down in the event of a hurricane.

Living on the coast in South Carolina a fire is not likely, but imagine very severe ME in LA!

10.01.2025 21:55 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou’re overconfident. You act like you’re a grad student.” I was a freshman. That pretty much killed my confidence for the next 20 years.

Power needs to be tempered with empathy and wisdom.

05.01.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is a journey no one expects to take. But writing about it could actually prevent thousands from becoming as sick as James. I just need a commercial publisher!

27.12.2024 20:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'The Red Tree' and M.E. - One leaf at a time Images used with kind permission from Shaun Tan

Beautifully written by @drjogreer.bsky.social a Mum caring for a daughter with severe ME.

16.12.2024 08:42 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

PS This photo is not representative of that period, nor could it be taken today. James has returned to the abyss.

06.12.2024 16:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Dark and Silent Abyss How do you care for someone when light and sound cause pain? This week’s post comes from Galen Warden, whose adult son, James, has Very Severe ME. Like many with ME, he suffers from hypersensitivit…

Excerpt from my forthcoming memoir about severe ME:

meglobalchronicle.wordpress.com/2024/12/06/t...

06.12.2024 16:40 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. She needs to do a TED Talk on this!!!

26.11.2024 17:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Done! 🩡🩡🩡

25.11.2024 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. Fun!

25.11.2024 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Basics: Diagnosing ME/CFS
The Basics: Diagnosing ME/CFS YouTube video by Bateman Horne Center

In case you’re wondering whether you have ME, or whether your long COVID has progressed to become ME, here is a fantastic short explanation from the Bateman Horne Center. #mecfs #longcovid #myalgicencephalomyelitis

How to diagnose ME
youtu.be/8LXIXx7woCo

23.11.2024 21:00 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A dove of peace carries a peace sign. Above her is a large heart. Image symbolizes the Gift of Peace comes from Love.

A dove of peace carries a peace sign. Above her is a large heart. Image symbolizes the Gift of Peace comes from Love.

The Gift of Peace comes from Love.

22.11.2024 17:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Map shows US states with highest levels of Long COVID Worldwide, the condition is estimated to have an annual economic impact of approximately $1 trillion, around 1 percent of the global economy.

Newsweek: 'Map Shows US States With Highest Levels Of Long COVID'

'Around 400 million people worldwide are believed to have long COVID, and 17.8 million of those are in the U.S., according to medical journal JAMA.'

www.newsweek.com/map-shows-us...

22.11.2024 14:25 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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ME/CFS Scandal Explainer https://youtu.be/e0FNw0z3PVw

The History of ME.
How a serious physical disease was hijacked by powerful influential psychiatrists leading to neglect and abuse of an entire patient population. Deaths. Collusion with government. A story that urgently needs telling.
#ME #MECFS #LongCovid #journalists
medium.com/@abrokenbatt...

22.11.2024 09:51 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

It’s EXCELLENT!

22.11.2024 16:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Galen & James, a life of very severe ME Caregiver and advocate, Galen's upcoming book shares it all

Encephalogirl has published a chapter from my forthcoming book to educate about Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. #myalgicencephalomyelitis #severeme #severemecfs

open.substack.com/pub/encephal...

22.11.2024 16:29 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you.

19.11.2024 01:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Galen and sister holding Westie.

Galen and sister holding Westie.

Galen with sister. Galen holding Ragdoll kitten.

Galen with sister. Galen holding Ragdoll kitten.

Galen on bench on dock with Westie and Ragdoll kitten

Galen on bench on dock with Westie and Ragdoll kitten

My son James with #verysevereME is doing poorly. We’ve begun communicating with hand signals assigned to just a handful of his needs.

My little sister is visiting me now, which gives me an emotional lift. Here we are walking my dog and cat in Sunday.

18.11.2024 18:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you

16.11.2024 17:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yes he has much more. I was just curious because one of his many supplements is high dose taurine

15.11.2024 19:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

15.11.2024 13:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! πŸ’™

15.11.2024 13:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How long should it take? πŸ₯΄

15.11.2024 13:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

At what dose did you see this result? Do you take Taurine with/without food? At 2g a day my son has not improved.

15.11.2024 12:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My son James Strazza started high-dose Taurine about 2 weeks ago. 500mg 4x day. (He’s very severe. I have to feed him 50% of the time) So far no improvement.

15.11.2024 12:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Following!

14.11.2024 13:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful. Well, I’m new to this so I am just Follow All-ing my way into the depths!

I will be posting links to my work for severe ME but, seriously, I realize most have that potential on their mind and might be interested too.
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14.11.2024 13:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s fantastic. I realize the situation is still bad, but all of these ripples in the pond WILL create a wave.

14.11.2024 13:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning Bluesky. My first video post.

14.11.2024 05:05 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0