A Fly on the Wall: Life With Paralyzing Exhaustion

A Fly on the Wall: Life With Paralyzing Exhaustion

With every day that goes by, I spend more and more time on the floor. I wish I didn’t, but now more often than ever, my body doesn’t give me a choice. I’ve been sick with a chronic illness for almost two years now, and as the cold weather returns this winter, so do my symptoms. Pain, body aches, exhaustion, dizziness, nausea, pounding heart, chills — the list goes on. These days, my body is working harder than ever just to stay online. When you’…