In 2015 I got the shingles virus, initially I didn't feel that ill, I was on summer holiday from work as I worked term time in education. Feeling a bit wobbly I returned to work in September thinking I’d be OK as signs of the infection had healed. Over the following months up to Christmas my health and physical energy became worse, but I kept on pushing myself and trying to ignore how I was feeling until my health completely crashed. I had no physical energy, brain fog, I couldn’t think, it took massive energy to talk, I had dizziness, I could hardly stand or walk for any length of time, I appeared extremely withdrawn. It was like my life or at least my health had come to a big full stop.