The ME/CFS Society of NSW Inc.

Hi all, I always suck at intros so ill make this brief lol. My names Rachael, I'm 20 and I've had CFS since I was 9. I don't really remember primary school that much it's kind of a blur, so was high school, but I was lucky I had a mum who fought hard to get me the help I needed to get through high school, I did pathways for year 12 but after a year of it I decided I didn't want to keep going so I graduated with my friends and then took a year off to recouperate and after that i enrolled into a TAFE course of naturopathy which I've been studying for 2 years now and I graduate in a couple of weeks, woo! Even though I'm heaps better than I was I still feel like no matter what I do I'll never be better, I'll always be worrying about every bit of food I put in my mouth and have I taken all my pills today and trying to plan my days out so I have enough energy to get everything done, trying to explain to my friends for the millionth time that no i cant come out because im tired, after 11 years they still dont get it, they still invite me to go out and when i get there they have colds or other marvellous infectious diseases i feel like screaming HELLO IMMUNITY LEVEL 0 COMPRENDE? sometimes it makes me so mad i want to punch something, but that would just make me sore haha. blah blah whinge whinge lol. Anyway I'm thinking now I want to go on and do medicine and be a doctor, Ive applied for pre med courses next year fingers crossed I'll be accepted. I know if I get in its going to be hard but I'd just love to be able to help people who are sick, I know what it's like myself and how helpless it makes you feel and to be able to help people like us would be the best feeling in the world I reckon! Anyway thats the dream. That or I'm joining the circus.

Looking forward to meeting you guys! xo rach