This continuing series of posts depicts our beautiful world, encouraging people to share them and maybe even help save our unique home planet from human carelessness and indifference.
Today’s photo was taken last July on a walk along the banks of the River Wye, which here forms part of the boundary between England and Wales. We were on our way to a place called Symonds Yat, where the river has cut a deep, curving, valley lined with tall rocky outcrops. From the viewpoints an observer can see three counties and watch birds of prey hover below.
It was a cloudy day, but warm, and the river was flowing quietly. From time to time, small convoys of canoes passed by on their way downstream, paddled by a variety of people, some more competent than others. Their voices carried a fair distance along the waterway and the overriding sense we heard was one of happiness in the simple pleasure.
We’re walkers, taking part in an annual challenge to walk 1,000 miles a year, which requires us to average around 2.74 miles each day. Some days we walk less, some we walk significantly further. Last year we managed over 1,200 miles. This year we’re on track for the 1,000. Time will tell.
The real point is to be in nature, to enjoy that wonderful natural world that surrounds us, to feel part of it, connected. Try it. You might discover you feel much better.
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My mother developed pernicious anemia at 40 and had to have monthly injections of B12. My GP is aware of this and tested my B12 levels, which are a fraction below the low level in the ‘acceptance’ range. Unfortunately, many GPs have little expertise in the field of thyroid problems, so it wasn’t ‘flagged’ for him. I told him I’d started supplements and he seemed pleased I’d taken that step. Hopefully they’ll soon start having the desired effect.
It’s not my first experience of prolonged fatigue. I developed Sarcoidosis at 28, which had to be treated with strong steroids. And I spent ten years with ME/CFS, so there’s clearly an issue with my auto-immune system.
Time will tell, eh?
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Wow, Stuart. You have clearly overcome some major heath issues! Yes, time will tell but in the interim try to be as good to yourself as you can. All the best to you.
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Thanks, Lynette. You take care of yourself, too.
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Another serene scene, at least until I go wading in!
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It’s a popular outdoor swimming place, Noelle. In fact, we passed a couple of swimmers the day i took this shot. The river is a place that attracts a lot of visitors, and it runs through an extended landscape that is nominated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Great place to have on our doorstep!
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That’s the magic word! Swimming!
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That’s such a beautiful scene, Stuart. Congratulations on your walking challenge. Although we were walloped by flu last month and didn’t walk for two weeks, we try to do at least 5 km a day. We always feel better. Have a good weekend.
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Thanks, Lynette. Hopefully no long term effects from the ‘flu.
I’m currently suffering from some weird condition that’s affecting my balance and energy levels. No idea what. I have a CT scan booked for later in the month, so hopefully some answers. It means I can manage at best a mile or so each day at present.
Enjoy your weekend.
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Oh no, Stuart! I’m so sorry to hear this. I hope it’s something more easily correctable like anemia or an inner ear infection. Good luck and good health to you.
We have no lingering effects although Michael had a vicious cough that went on and on and I developed a secondary ear infection. Took a while but we’re okay now.
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Thanks, Lynette.
One of my writing friends suffers from the same condition as me, Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism, and she told me she had similar symptoms a while ago. She’s done a lot of research and discovered the condition means we need more Vitamin B12 than other folk, so I’ve started taking supplements to see if that has any effect. She told me it made her feel much better after a few weeks, so fingers crossed!
Good yo know you and Michael are fully recovered now.
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It could be that you need B12 injections because of the lower absorption rates in the digestive tract. I have had pernicious anemia since I was in my 30s and have needed monthly injections since I was diagnosed. I always feel so much better afterward since without them I get terribly fatigued. Ugh. I hope you get a solution soon, Stuart. Feeling tired all the time is so horrible.
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