Tag Archives: Chimp

How It Began – Part II: Chicago

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Jocelyn

This is the second entry in my ME/CFS “origin story.” Here are Part I, Part III, and Part IV. The rest of the winter of 2003-4 passed uneventfully. Come spring, I was in Chicago for the Food Marketing Institute trade show for work … Continue reading →

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How it Began – Part I: The Flu Shot

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Jocelyn

This is the first entry in my ME/CFS “origin story.” Here are Part II,  Part III, and Part IV. You say you want to spend the winter in Firenze You’re so afraid to catch a dose of influenza You live your life like … Continue reading →

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Fever! (Ba-da-bump)

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Jocelyn

If you’ve never seen Rita Moreno and Animal’s version of “Fever” before, enjoy. I’ve had a fever for five days now. It’s nothing major thus far – 99.0 is as high as it’s gotten – but I usually run around 97.5. … Continue reading →

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Nest Feathers

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Jocelyn

We spend a lot of time in the house. Me, because I have to; Chimp, because he’s taking care of me, and because he likes to be around me. So we have been working on making it a pleasant place … Continue reading →

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