Every day someone will ask how I am and you don't want to bother them with the truth of the pain you are in or the and fatigue, so you go ahead and say "fine thank you," "not to bad today thanks" or "so so" but every now and then someone will want to know how it is really and the best way to describe it is in spoons.
Yeah that's right spoons.
Christine Miserandino has a condition called Lupus which makes you extremely fatigue and to help explain to a friend about her daily life she created the Spoon Theory which can be found in full at www.butyoudontlooksick.com.
Christine explained to her friend that she starts the day with a set number of spoons and each task cost a spoon, you have to think about each thing you do as you many run out or need extra for tasks if you get ill.
I recommend everyone reads the spoon theory as I think it will benefit a lot of people if people understand this side of chronic illness.
From now on if you hear someone say I am out of spoons, I need an extra spoon or refer to themselves a spoonie, you will understand why.
Send spoons !!!