You Know You Have CFS When …

… you keep a list of errands to run then leave the house without it and cannot remember where you started out to go. — Debe

… you start to paint a little on a day when you can actually stand, then move the ladder with the paint on top and spill half a quart. — Debe

… you go outside during a home addition and smack your head on the scaffolding. Twice. — Debe

… you begin to realize that if it were not for your concern for your spouse you would probably skip showering most days. — Debe

… you give up flossing because it takes too much energy. — Debe

… you buy an electric toothbrush because brushing takes too much energy and hurts your wrists. — Debe

… you eat 6 caramel apples in a row because the sugar craving is unsatisfiable. You justify it because it is fruit, after all. — Debe

… you wear gloves when it is 65 degrees outside. — Debe

… you only buy shoes that slip on because your hands don’t work all the time and you can’t tie your shoes. Or bend to. — Debe

… your social life ends at 5pm when you go to bed for the evening. — Debe

… a heating pad is as risque a “tool” as you are up to. — Debe

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