Here I sit: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Here I sit - from my ME/CFS photo project

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Very grateful to the ME/LC research community and all the nice people who make the Internet a supportive place.

#LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovid #pwME #MECFS #Photography #MECFSart

Waiting for conditions to improve: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Waiting for conditions to improve - from my ME/CFS photo project.

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ALT: Colour photo of white adult male looking out onto foggy park from inside a grey kitchen.

#pwME #MECFS #MillionsMissing #Photography #MECFSart #LongCovid #FundThePlan

Not yet bed bound: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Not yet bed bound - from my ME/CFS photo project

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After three months sans capacity, I made a couple of images today.

#Photography #MECFS #pwME #MECFSart #Spoonies

Going nowhere: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Going nowhere - from my ME/CFS photo project

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After three months sans capacity, I made a couple of images today.

#Photography #MECFS #pwME #MECFSart #Spoonies

I made a little card for my therapist who's been supporting me through 8 years of #Chronicillness grief.
Apparently I am my own worst critic.
Is it perfect, no. Is it made with love & gratitude, yes.
#Artadventcalender #MEcfsArt #Drawing #Watercolour

Six summer themed photographs about ME/CFS Still mid-way through my photo project about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - aka ME/CFS, ME or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I hope these mini series are enjoyable.

Six summer themed photographs about ME/CFS - resharing for new followers:

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Please do share, as I'm now keen for this project to be seen more widely. Thanks!

#pwME #MECFS #MECFSart #Spoonies #LongHauler #LongCovid #Photography

I over did it two days ago: Andrew Gifford on Glass

I over did it two days ago - from my ME/CFS photo project

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#MECFS #MECFSart #MECFSphotography #pwME #LongHauler #MillionsMissing

Six photographs about the frustration and loneliness of ME/CFS Some recent photos from my ongoing project about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - aka ME/CFS, ME or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Six photographs about the frustration and loneliness of ME/CFS:

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Please do share, as I'm now keen for this project to be seen more widely. Thanks!

#pwME #MECFS #MECFSart #Spoonies #LongHauler #LongCovid #Photography

AndrewGifford on Instagram: "Going nowhere: I used to love cycling, so much. I'd ride 50-70 miles most weekends, then usually a 'recovery' ride (or two) mid week, usually 25-35 miles. At the time I w... 9 likes, 3 comments - andrewgifford.photography on October 26, 2024: "Going nowhere: I used to love cycling, so much. I'd ride 50-70 miles most weekends, then usually a 'recovery' ride (or two) mid w...

Going nowhere - from my photo project about ME/CFS:

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ALT: Colour photo of shiny bicycle with flat tyres sitting atop furniture in a drab blue bedroom with blind closed casting deep shadows, suggesting it hasn't been ridden in ages

#MECFS #MECFSart #pwME #LongHauler

AndrewGifford on Instagram: "I miss the seaside in winter: Every winter I'd be sure to make it to the seaside. It always feels extra expansive and a more personal connection with the sea. I love the ... 0 likes, 0 comments - andrewgifford.photography on October 12, 2024: "I miss the seaside in winter: Every winter I'd be sure to make it to the seaside. It always feels extra expansive and a more pers...

I miss winter by the sea - from my photo project about ME/CFS:

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#MECFS #pwME #MyalgicE #photography #MECFSart #MECFSphotography

Sofa sunlight study: Andrew Gifford on Glass

September sunlight is back on the sofa - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: Colour photo of grey sofa partly lit by September afternoon sunlight with outline of long-leafed plant

#MECFS #pwME #Spoonies #LongHauler #MECFSart #MECFSPhotography

Sofa bound on a sunny day Andrew Gifford on Glass

Sofa bound on a sunny day - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: Colour photo of white 40-something male sprawled and isolated in a sun spot on grey sofa, viewed via the hazy reflection on a large black TV screen

#MECFS #pwME #LongHauler #MECFSart #MECFSphotography

Timmy the lonely budgie Andrew Gifford on Glass

Timmy the lonely budgie - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: Colour photo of lonely toy budgie sitting on window plinth covered in dust against drab blue textured wallpaper wall

#MECFS #pwME #LongHauler #MECFSart #MECFSphotography

Too exhausted to play with Bella: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Too exhausted to play with Bella - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: colour photo of exhausted white male sprawled on chair while shielding from the summer heat, looked on by adoring brown dog who wants to go for a walk

#MECFSart #MECFSphotography #MECFS #pwME

Delighted to include Patricia Fortlage - the documentary and fine art photographer - in my Substack post about people using their creativity to express their experience of ME/CFS;

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#MECFS #MECFSart #MECFSphotography #PatriciaFortlage

Six summer themed images about ME/CFS Still mid-way through photo project about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - aka ME/CFS, ME or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I hope these mini series are enjoyable.

Six summer-themed photographs about ME/CFS

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Links to a Substack post. I'm findable on Glass, Insta, Cara and Vero if you'd like to follow along. I'd like this very much! :)

#MECFS #MECFSart #MECFSphotography #LongHauler #pwME #photography

Housebound, heat sensitive: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Housebound, heat sensitive:

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ALT: colour photo of cooling white cotton sheet draped across patio door pane, through which you can make out a sunny summer garden

#MECFSart #MECFSphotography #pwME #spoonies #LongHauler #summer #heatsensitivity

Evening bedroom self portrait (II): Andrew Gifford on Glass

Evening bedroom self portrait - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: colour photo of white 40-something male, alone on bed in evening fading light, looking fatigued, resigned and contemplative

#MECFSart #MECFSphotography #MECFS #LongCovid #LongHauler #pwME #spoonies

Introducing @pehpunkt.bsky.social - graphic artist series about ME/CFS

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ALT: illustration of unwell person laid in bedroom surrounded by flowers & cards from well-wishers

#Pehpunkt #MECFSart #MECFS #pwME #spoonies #LongHauler #LongCovid

Sunny days: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Sunny days - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: colour photo of heat-sensitive white male adult laying on bed in shorts, with a warm summer breeze moving cotton sheets that are draped over window to keep the room cool

#MECFSart #MECFSphotography #pwME #summer

Sofa portrait: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Sofa portrait - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: colour self portrait photo of 40-something white male reclined on grey sofa, with fatigued yet quietly determined expression

#MECFS #MECFSart #MECFSphotography #pwME

Sleeping tablet: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Sleeping tablet - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: colour photo of open-palmed hand on top of a grey bedsheet, the hand containing a small dark blue sleeping tablet, upon which the author relies

#MECFSart #MECFSphotography #MECFS #LongCovid #pwME #LongHauler

Nature from the kitchen window: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Nature from the kitchen window - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: colour photo looking out from a cluttered & dirty kitchen window with a shrub & pale blue chicory plant back-lit in morning sun

#MECFSart #MECFSphotography #MECFS #LongCovid #LongHauler #spoonies

Hazy summer days: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Hazy summer days - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: colour photo of patterned door glass painted with a heat reflecting white wash, through which you can just about make out trees lit by summer sun

#MECFS #MECFSart #MECFSphotography #pwME

The mighty mitochondria: Andrew Gifford on Glass

The mighty mitochondria - from my photo project about ME/CFS 

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ALT: colour photo of raw egg on tin foil with lots of liquid filled capsules amongst the egg white, representing mitochondria in the cell

#MECFSart #MECFSphotography #MECFS #LongCovid #pwME #photography

Living vicariously: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Living vicariously - from my photo project ME/CFS

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ALT: colour photo of large stack of grey and blue blu ray discs

#MECFSart #MECFSphotography #MECFS #MyalgicEncphalomyelitis
#LongCovid #photography #stilllife

Always congested: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Always congested - from my photo project about ME/CFS

And 'Happy' ME Awareness Day 2024 everyone!

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ALT: colour photo of thick spit besides plug hole in dirty sink

#MECFS #MECFSart #MECFSphotography #MEawarenessday #MEAwareness2024 #MillionsMIssing

Endlessly behind on chores: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Endlessly behind on chores - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: colour photo of pile of washing atop drawers, waiting to be put away

#MECFS #MECFSart #MECFSphotography #pwME #MillionsMissing

Constantly shattered: It's hard to describe the degrees of fatigue that ME/CFS sufferers can face. It's not just 'tiredness' - it's rare I feel tired… Andrew Gifford on Glass

Constantly shattered - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: colour photo of crushed glass, back lit, with a human form

#MECFSart #MECFSphotography #MECFS #photography #MillionsMissing

Too knackered to get to my physio: Andrew Gifford on Glass

Too knackered to get to my physio - from my photo project about ME/CFS

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ALT: colour photo of naked male torso, the person intensely self-massing their forearm

#photography #selfportrait #MECFSart #MECFSphotography #MECFS #pwME #MillionsMissing #MEAwareness2024