Category Archives: Health

What's Great About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

In case you haven't already heard, I've been suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) for almost 5 years. Goddam yuppie flu. I would have thought that was long enough for you to pick up on; but perhaps not.

Now when I say “suffering”, the gurus tell me that suffering is all in the mind; it's just a matter of how you look at things. If you want to alleviate your suffering, all you have to do is express gratitude for the positive side.

That sort of talk generally just makes me angry. Play this repeatedly for at least an hour to get an idea of what it's like .

But maybe the gurus are onto something. If I can't actually feel better, maybe I can feel better about it. So after skydiving into the CFS cloud in search of it's silver lining, here's what I've come up with about … Continue reading…

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Anti-Vaccination Campaigner Dies Of Rubella

Doctors at Byron District Hospital this morning announced the sudden and unexpected death of leading anti-vaccination campaigner Meryl Dopey from rubella, a vaccine-preventable illness.

Ms Dopey is reported to have developed a fever of paranoid stupidity while penning a hyperbolic missive denigrating the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's campaign to eradicate polio, a preventable disease which continues to kill and cripple children in the third world. “Those starving kids are suffering anyway; if they don't die of polio, they're just going to die of hunger.”, she wrote shortly before her death, continuing “Their so-called 'foundation' has been linked with the notorious Rotary International in its genocidal efforts to murder this helpless virus. Bill Gates should stop shoving his nose into other people's illness and stick to making crap software.”

By the time she reached the hospital, the rubella virus had infected her brain. “We were surprised it could … Continue reading…

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Thanks for your support during Movember! Here's the result...

Hi folks,

Thanks heaps to everyone who supported me during Movember.

Here's the final visual mo growth result:

IMGP2005 Thanks for your support during Movember! Heres the result...With your generous support I raised $425 for awareness of men's health and to support sufferers of prostate cancer and depression, two of the leading illnesses affecting men. My team raised a total of $851 dollars, which is an awesome result.

If you've been waiting to see the final result before making a donation, it's not too late to donate via credit card by visiting my mospace page and clicking Donate To Me.

Now the only question is: should I keep it? Vote here:

Should I keep the Mo?

  • No way, fungus face! (84%, 16 Votes)
  • Hell yeah, it’s sexy! (16%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 19

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Thanks again,
Graham

Update: I'm not one to want to be swayed by popular pressure or anything, but the poll result was pretty … Continue reading…

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Please Sponsor Me and Support Men’s Health In Movember

Hi folks,

I'm growing a mo' to raise funds and support awareness of depression, prostate cancer and general men's health during Movember. You've probably seen the funky ads on TV with the stylish guys and the great moustache's. Here's your chance to participate by sponsoring me! I started out like this on Day 1:

IMGP2000 300x225 Please Sponsor Me and Support Men’s Health In MovemberAnd here's the progress so far on Day 12:

IMGP2001 300x225 Please Sponsor Me and Support Men’s Health In MovemberWell, I seem to be getting there. It's been a rough week this week; two days wiped out with headaches, and to add insult to injury I broke a string on my strat. But you can help cheer me up by supporting my mo-growing efforts by donating on my Movember Mospace page. Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible so donate now!

Thanks in advance for your support,
Graham

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I’m Not Crazy, I’m Just A Little Unwell by Leigh Hatcher

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Leigh Hatcher's autobiographical book focuses heavily on his experience of the much-maligned Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Hatcher's account of the physical pain, exhaustion and suffering involved left me with little doubt that this mystery illness simply hasn't been linked to its physical cause yet by medical science.

Hatcher speaks forcefully about the damage done by well meaning people who thought what he was going through was "all in the mind". In doing so, he does much to raise awareness of the physical nature of CFS; but unfortunately rebuttal will do little to de-stigmatise mental illness, which is every bit as real to those who suffer from it. To Hatcher, the suggestion that his illness could be psychological in nature was hugely destructive and stigmatising. We are still far

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Cry of the Damaged Man by Tony Moore

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This relatively short, easy to read book describes the author's physical, psychological and emotional recovery from a near fatal traffic accident while on his routine drive to work.

I got the feeling that Tony Moore has only just scratched the surface of describing the tumultuous emotions which came to the surface when his previous busy life was halted and replaced with one where initially survival took precedence over everything else. And later on with the enforced suspension of his career he had the time to start dealing with emotional, personal and spiritual issues which many of us manage to push to the back burner in our business. The book seemed somewhat fragmented and a little detached to me, which perhaps reflects his state of mind during the period described.

One of the

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