{"id":147352,"date":"2024-10-10T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/me-left-me-bedbound-for-nearly-five-years-a-potted-plant-helped-me-rebuild-my-life\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T16:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:25:57","slug":"me-left-me-bedbound-for-nearly-five-years-a-potted-plant-helped-me-rebuild-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/me-left-me-bedbound-for-nearly-five-years-a-potted-plant-helped-me-rebuild-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"ME left me bedbound for nearly five years. A potted plant helped me rebuild my life"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIllness had robbed me of my health, my confidence and my joy. But when my mum brought me something to care for, I regained my sense of purposeThe life I loved came to an abrupt end when I was diagnosed with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, in 1997. For years, my world revolved around bedpans, bed baths, wheelchairs and stairlifts. Then an unexpected gift began to revive a sense of joy I thought I had lost for ever.I grew up in a gardening-mad household. As a child, I would help my dad tend his prize roses, rake the lawn and carry home the weird-looking leeks and cauliflowers he grew on his allotment. He was my hero and I was never far from his side until he died when I was just 11. From that moment on, gardening lost its appeal: the memories were just too painful. I turned my back on all things green. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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