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		<title>Crocs Comfortable and Practical</title>
		<link>http://chronicallyme.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/crocs-comfortable-and-practical/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 07:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelcreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll admit Crocs are not the most attractive shoes but I do find them comfortable and practical.  Last summer I wore my grey Cayman Crocs most days.  When you&#8217;re housebound it&#8217;s easy and tempting to wear slipper all day long but it&#8217;s important to wear shoes from time to time to keep your feet well [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chronicallyme.wordpress.com&blog=1106608&post=328&subd=chronicallyme&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Secret Shame</title>
		<link>http://chronicallyme.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/my-secret-shame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelcreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Privately, secretly, I carry a terrible shame. It&#8217;s all about the state of my home.
I&#8217;ve been sick to the point of incapacity for 2 and a half years now. So it&#8217;s been over 2 and a half years since I could do any proper housework. 
Growler is brilliant and he does the best he can.  But [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chronicallyme.wordpress.com&blog=1106608&post=242&subd=chronicallyme&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Got My Blue Badge</title>
		<link>http://chronicallyme.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/got-my-blue-badge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelcreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I should have known I&#8217;d have to say &#8220;Yes Mum you were right&#8221;.  The local authority have granted my application for a Blue Badge and it arrived this morning in the post.  Yes, I should have applied for it before but &#8220;whoohoo&#8221; now I have one  )
The Blue Badge scheme runs across Europe [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chronicallyme.wordpress.com&blog=1106608&post=219&subd=chronicallyme&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This Week&#8217;s Stuff</title>
		<link>http://chronicallyme.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/this-weeks-stuff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelcreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My thoughts are a bit jumbled but this is what&#8217;s happened in the last week.
Stopped taking Mebeverine for IBS &#8211; I read conflicting reports that Mebeverine could be taken for IBS-C and that it could in fact cause constipation.  As I have been having many problems with constipation and bowel spasms I decided to try [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chronicallyme.wordpress.com&blog=1106608&post=176&subd=chronicallyme&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dental Sedation and ME/CFS in the UK</title>
		<link>http://chronicallyme.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/dental-sedation-and-mecfs-in-the-uk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelcreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having done a little research it appears that intravenous dental sedation for extraction of my wisdom teeth will not present significant complications because of my ME/CFS.
Here is the long version &#8230;
I&#8217;ve found out that in the UK gas and air is only used in hospitals now and sedation at local practices is going to be intravenous.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chronicallyme.wordpress.com&blog=1106608&post=151&subd=chronicallyme&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crocs Under £25</title>
		<link>http://chronicallyme.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/crocs-under-25/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelcreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spend a stupid amount of time window shopping on the internet (there has to be a new-fangled term for that &#8230;) taking ages to choose the right thing, then find the best price, then search for extra discounts. So I thought I&#8217;d share some of that with you just in case you haven&#8217;t got [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chronicallyme.wordpress.com&blog=1106608&post=140&subd=chronicallyme&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bought a Stick</title>
		<link>http://chronicallyme.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/bought-a-stick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelcreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bought a folding walking stick this week &#8211; mainly as an experiment to see if it would help with balance.  Um &#8230; it does.  Which is good news.
I use a reacher because my back is bad and it saves some energy from moving about to get stuff. I noticed that when I went upstairs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chronicallyme.wordpress.com&blog=1106608&post=101&subd=chronicallyme&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rest, Relaxation and a Whole Lot of Planning</title>
		<link>http://chronicallyme.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/rest-relaxation-and-a-whole-lot-of-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelcreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growler and I are off to the East coast of England for a week to get some rest and relaxation.  We&#8217;ve rented a little cottage (with no stairs &#8211; yeah!) 6 miles from the Norfolk coastline so we can hang out together (like we love to do) and have a change of scene.
I&#8217;m so looking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chronicallyme.wordpress.com&blog=1106608&post=92&subd=chronicallyme&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DLA: Form Completed</title>
		<link>http://chronicallyme.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/dla-form-completed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelcreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah! We finished the form for Disability Living Allowance (DLA).  All 40 plus pages of it!  Growler has been a star (as ever) &#8211; guiding me through all the questions, listening to me burble about relevant and not so relevant stuff and translating it into proper answers.
We ended up with around 20 attached typed sheets [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chronicallyme.wordpress.com&blog=1106608&post=91&subd=chronicallyme&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DLA: Form Filling</title>
		<link>http://chronicallyme.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/dla-form-filling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelcreative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been over a month since I started my push for applying for Disability Living Allowance (DLA).  Since my first steps I&#8217;ve had a great response to request for help with supporting statements for my application.  I now have 6 letters/statements and Growlers will make 7!
Some struggled with knowing what to say or how to say [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chronicallyme.wordpress.com&blog=1106608&post=90&subd=chronicallyme&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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