Paul Tomkins

[R A Softlad]

Is going into semi-retirement due to his battle with M.E.

 

If you haven't purchased any of his books I whole heartedly recommend you do.

 

All the best Paul. YNWA!

[jimmylibel]

Agreed, best wishes Paul.

[Cobs]

Is going into semi-retirement due to his battle with M.E.

 

why don't you leave him alone then?

 

 

all the best, Paul.

[Case]

i've a couple of his books and they're very very entertaining.

 

Best of luck to Paul (I don't know if he posts on here). My wife has had M.E. for over four years - and it can be very debillitating, though it effects different people in different ways. Lets hope Paul gets healthy once again very soon.

[hideNseek]

Dark chocolate eases ME symptoms

Food ? Eating small amounts of dark chocolate every day can help combat a chronic illness, it emerged today. The specially-formulated chocolate helps reduce the symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a study by researchers at England's Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust found.

 

Tags: myalgic encephalomyelitis, Dark chocolate

 

 

http://food.netscape.com/story/2006/12/18/...es-me-symptoms/

Edited December 29, 2006 by hideNseek

[Tetti]

I hadn't heard that elsewhere. Good Luck and take care PT.

[AndyM]

RIP.

[Nathan Explosion]

RIP.

 

Whoa there, hos. He's not dead.

[Spike]

Sad to hear that he's got ME. All the best lad, I never always agreed with what you said but at least you said it.

[Sion]

To be honest I've found most of his books a little dull, but ME is a terrible illness, best wishes.

[Chili Palmer]

RIP.

 

I'm sorry, totally wrong but that made me laugh.

 

Good luck Paul.

[autumn319]

i wish all the best to paul tomkins.

[Guest Linton]

To be honest I've found most of his books a little dull, but ME is a terrible illness, best wishes.

 

 

Sorry for being ignorant but what does ME stand for and what is it?

[Sion]

Sorry for being ignorant but what does ME stand for and what is it?

 

I believe it's an illness which targets the immune system and organs making you nearly always tired, lethargic and can lead to increased chance of diseases.

[Guest Banjo]

Best wishes Paul and hope you get well soon.

[Martian]

I have found Paul's books to be uplifting and enetrtaing. I also constantly await his articles on the official website and other sites. It's a real shame that he is suffering from this terrible illness. I'll certainly miss his articles. Good luck, Paul, and YNWA.

[hideNseek]

I believe it's an illness which targets the immune system and organs making you nearly always tired, lethargic and can lead to increased chance of diseases.

Our whole team suffers from it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry Paul, was meant as a joke.

[Guest Anders Honoré]

Best wishes Paul and hope you get well soon.

 

chronic fatigue syndrome is not something you really recover from, I'm afraid.

 

At any rate, hope you manage it well if you're reading this, Paul.

[Guest anfieldanfield]

chronic fatigue syndrome is not something you really recover from, I'm afraid.

 

At any rate, hope you manage it well if you're reading this, Paul.

 

You CAN recover from Chronic fatigue syndrome. Maybe not 100%. But in most cases, it's a condition which takes 18 months - 3 years to 'recover' from.

 

Obviously Paul has not been so lucky....

 

I didn't like his books, but naturally, as a fellow red, I wish him all the best.

 

YNWA

[Guest Banjo]

chronic fatigue syndrome is not something you really recover from, I'm afraid.

 

That's not entirely accurate. There can be periods (even prolonged periods) where ME is in remission and you're functioning at 50%, 60%, 90% etc. But its complex illness that needs careful managing. It's different for everyone.

Edited December 30, 2006 by Banjo

[Guest anfieldanfield]

That's not entirely accurate. There can be periods (even prolonged periods) where ME is in remission and you're functioning at 50%, 60%, 90% etc. But its complex illness that needs careful managing. It's different for everyone.

 

 

Paul's is clearly an extreme case, many people have the illness for a couple of years, yet go on to make a FULL recovery.

[richt71]

Sorry for being ignorant but what does ME stand for and what is it?

 

One of my brothers Ex's had ME. It's one of those diseases not fully understood. It was often refered to early on as 'yuppy flu'. It can last years and as already said the main syptoms are feeling extremely tired...so much so that some days you hardly have any energy to get out of bed even after having many nights good sleep. My brothers Ex suffered for about 4 years and had to drop out of Uni as she just wasn't able to be there enough. Fortunately it can go just like it came with no side effects. Also worth noting that it mainly effects 20 and 30 somethings!

 

Good luck Paul.

[Herbie von Smalls]

You'll never walk alone

[Andyjandy]

aqye

[Falconhoof]

chronic fatigue syndrome is not something you really recover from, I'm afraid.

 

At any rate, hope you manage it well if you're reading this, Paul.

 

I recovered from it myself.

 

I was diagnosed with CFS after tests determined no physical cause for my exhaustion. The doctor was quite vague in diagnosing it because all they are really diagnosing is chronic fatigue with no sign of cause. They look for every possible ilness that could make you tired and when they rule them all out they are left with a syndrome that they call CFS.

It varies from person to person, its very debilitating but you can come through the other side. I did by leaving work and managing my time and effort but that can bring on its own stresses. I thought i'd be on incapacity benefit for life and struggling basically.

I'm not sure how I got better, rest plays a large part but its important not to switch off completely. Little bits of exercise can be helpful.

 

Paul will always have his writing to come back to one day when he feels better, that should be some comfort to him. He's a good writer and those skills will still be there when he's better.