Another year coming to and end and still not any better!

Getting so depressed .Every year I hope by this Christmas maybe I'll feel better .But It's almost Christmas and still no improvement. Another year past and still sick and in pain. The holidays were my favorite time of the year. Now they are just a sad reminder of everything I miss out on . Can't enjoy food , Shopping ,baking or even decorating the house or tree because I'm to tired to get up and in too much pain. I'm ruining the Holidays for my family . All our money goes on Doctors and medicine and special food for this stupid diet because I have bad yeast on top of everything else. My house used to look like Santa's toy shop and I would wrap presents for days and bake for days .Started shopping months before Christmas. I miss my life!

Hi Ginger,

It is hard to keep your spirits up when this marathon effort to get well again goes on so long without us knowing how long it will last.

James is really on to something there. Try something new; it may shake things up. Whenever I hit a plateau and wanted to jump start my healing, I tried a new form of exercise, or a supplement or asked my doctor to change up my meds. Even going on a short trip can "stir things up" and give your medications and supplements a chance to work against the bacteria.

Also, when you are mourning the things you can't do, it is a good idea to find something you can do. For example, I used my time on the couch to sort out my family photographs. It was a perfect activity: I could work on it as I felt able and it didn't take any physical activity.

As for Christmas, I invited friends and family over to help me decorate and do some cooking. It wasn't the way I would have done it, but it was actually more fun!

I hope you turn the corner soon.