The A-Z of M.E.

This was posted onto the Facebook group, 'A Better M.E.' but, unfortunately, know one seems to know who the author is, so they can't be credited.
But the poem describes the lives of so many people that I know, including myself, that I couldn't resist re-posting it here :)






A's for Arthritis,
B's the bad back,
C's for the chest pains - perhaps car-d-iac?


D is for dental decay and decline,
E is for eyesight, can't read that top line!
F is for fissures and fluid retention,
G is for gas, which I'd rather not mention.


H is high blood pressure - I'd rather it low,
I is for incisions, with scars you can show.
J is for joints, out of socket, won't mend,
K is for knees that crack when they bend.


L is for libido, what happened to sex?
M is for memory, I forget what comes next.
N is for neuralgia, in nerves way down low,
O is for Osteo, the bones that don't grow.


P is for prescriptions, I have quite a few,
Q is for queasy, is it fatal, or flu?
R is for reflux, one meal turns into two.


S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears,
T is for Tinnitus - there's bells in my ears!
U is for urinary . . . big troubles with flow,
V is for vertigo, that's 'dizzy', you know.


W is for worry - NOW what's going 'round?
X is for X-ray, and what might be found;
Y is another year I'm left here behind,
Z is for zest that I still have - in my mind.