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Someone told me earlier today that today was the first day in which no new cases were registered in London. Can anyone confirm this? It would certainly be a step in the right direction if true.

Is this exertion in the physical sense only, or exertion in the ME sense, e.g. holding a conversation, watching TV, trying to do a puzzle as well?

And oh, you should see the front page of the Daily Mail this morning. Nasty piece of work, it looks like :( I still don't see how it can be possible to operate schools safely, given that the pupils will be going home to families in the evening.

Over the past few weeks, I have repeatedly recalled the Biblical parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins: on hearing that the bridegroom was delayed, the bridesmaids went to sleep, only half having got their lamps ready beforehand - when he arrived, the other half had to go and buy oil for their...

Hallelujah. How many weeks ago was it that I read about the anecdotal evidence about anosmia in, I think, the Washington Post? Feels like a couple of months. Just think of all the people who have become unnecessarily infected in the interim :( Better late than never.

Thanks. Just done this technically late, but it's gone through.

And this is how the UK govt. wants us to avoid a second spike in cases :( Can't believe so many people upped and went back to work just on their say-so - do they not bother running the information through their brains first? Of course, they may have been desperate, I suppose.

Pretty much the same as my Sainsbury's delivery the other day: designed to fill in the holes for things we were running out of so that I didn't have to put myself and my caree at risk by going to the supermarket. Instead, I've spent the past 48 hours plus at 4 different supermarkets to try and...

I've noticed my bank tends to pay me late rather than early now if there's a bank holiday in the way - and since I'm the one paying me I can't really complain that it's someone else's fault! So, I obviously didn't mention that I managed to get a Sainsbury's delivery slot over the weekend -...

More likely not, I'd have thought - greater sensitivity to smell is frequently an accompaniment to migraines, I find.

I've only just spotted this: apparently it was in last week's newsletter, so probably everyone else has already taken advantage of it, but still ... https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2020/04/how-to-access-groceries-and-online-shopping-if-you-re-vulnerable/

:jawdrop::arghh: I knew it was bad, but ...

Yes, I usually find that Sainsbury's milk will still be drinkable up to its use-by date, even if the label tells you to use it within 3 days. The only time that regularly didn't work was in the horrendously hot periods over the summer.

My caree normally finds she has to rest mid-afternoon in order to be able to get through the rest of the day - I thought this was quite common in PwME? Certainly she would do everything within her power to avoid having to carry on until 4 pm without a rest.

That is scary. Someone I know lost her sister, who I'd guess would be late 30s/early 40s recently unexpectedly to a stroke, but she also tested positive for Covid-19 in hospital. What if it was actually the other way round, and she had Covid, but just took a while for it to show up, as has...

Yes, that occurred to me in the wee hours of the morning, when I was lying there unable to sleep. I think I can probably remember how to do them after my Home Economics teacher drummed it into me decades ago. Existing garments would be mainly of the T-shirt type, I think, and therefore less...

Well, that's vaguely what I've been wondering for weeks. If, as recommended, I were to bag it immediately after wearing, but then leave it for, say, a good couple of weeks to see whether I develop any symptoms and nothing happens, presumably I could assume that either I didn't have Covid and...

So, I went to my sewing box this evening to see what fabric I had - very little, it turns out, as I think most of it is in storage. The only piece I have is a long strip of cotton which is about an inch (aka 2.5 cm) narrower than a standard disposable surgical face mask, so I assume that's not...

Not sure a) whether this is the best thread and b) whether this has already been posted, but it seemed useful (people's concerns about bringing the virus into the house, including on food)...

Wondering if breathing on them before you put them on works in this case - I think it's recommended for swimming goggles.