The image displays an open book titled "WHO WANTS NORMAL?". A finger points to the bottom of the page. The text describes a severe illness experienced in late 2017, focusing on the debilitating effects of fatigue.
A highlighted section emphasizes the nature of this fatigue: "Fatigue is hard to comprehend until you have it. I learned abruptly that it was not being tired from a big night out or burnout after a stressful spell at work. It was all-consuming, as if my body were wearing a weighted blanket that I couldn't shake off." The passage continues to detail extreme physical weakness and difficulty with basic tasks. Handwritten notes in the margin validate this experience, mentioning "chronic fatigue" and "my experience too." The page number is "xiv".
💙📚 'Who Wants Normal? by @francesryan.bsky.social starts poignantly with a description of a mundane event that was extraordinary:
"I went to the pub & I caught the flu."
A moment familiar to many of us with #ME & #LongCovid, as we fell into the void.
#annotations #pedanticzebra #booksky