Lancashire Telegraph: Realities of living with ME this Christmas

Lancashire Telegraph: Realities of living with ME this Christmas

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18126222.realities-living-christmas/

By Aban Quaynor
Chief Reporter

A MUM-of-two has revealed the realities of living with a misunderstood, debilitating illness this Christmas.

Gemma Allen, 35, spends most of her day lying in darkness having been struck down with the condition ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis).

Mrs Allen, a former quality assurance consultant from Earby, said she struggles to keep up with son Jack, seven, and Evie, two.

She is reliant on the help of her husband, Nathan, 38, and the use of an electric scooter on the rare occasions she does leave home.

She said: “This is the first year that selfishly I wish Christmas was not approaching…