Posted by David Peterson on 17 Sep 2006 as General
Many of you have been emailling me asking why I haven’t posted any new tips (particularly in my image editing series) recently.
Want to know why?
Since May, I’ve had a rather debilitating illness called Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome. It’s like Chronic Fatigue, but I haven’t had it for long enough for it to be called that. On top of that, the virus that started it also made me sensitive to Fructose (Fructose Malabsorbtion). As a result, I can no longer have wheat or some fruit.
But the biggest problem has been the tiredness. I haven’t been in to work in over 2 months, and still can’t do a full day at work. So, rather than each photo newsletter taking an afternoon to write and send, it now takes me a few days.
I’m still not completely recovered yet, but am slowly improving each day. Because CFS is a disease of exclusion, the doctors had to run all kinds of tests to ensure it wasn’t anything more serious. And although I’m really glad in my case it’s not, I also know there are a number of my subscribers (and others in the world) that are less fortunate than me. My thoughts go out to all subscribers with health issues. Let’s all get well together!
I’m not saying this to get sympathy (because I know all my subscribers will wish me well), but more to explain the recent lack of updates and delays in answering my email.
But some support by purchasing one of my products would also help :-)
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If you’d like to send your ‘get well wish’, please do so in the comments below, and not by email. Thanks.
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Dear David,
I wish you speedy recovery. Get well soon…. :-)
Dear Peter,
God loves you our happy Photographer!
Recovery soon ! We need you!
i hope you will get better soon because i need your advice to make my digital photography great
Dear David,
I’m sorry to hear you’re fighting CFS. You always help others with your free advice, and neglecting your own health. So please forget us for a while and take your time, take a rest until you are fully recovered.
May God bless and take care of you.
Hope you get better quickly, but these things do take time. Take care of yourself, get some much needed rest and God bless!
With Kentucky fried love,
Stacey
Dear David,
I pray for your complete recovery. Very soon your ordeal will be over. God Bless
adil
God speed. Please acept my best wishes for your sppedy recovery. Rest and healing first. The rest will follow.
God BlessPat’
Dear David, as a physician, I share your frustration with this type of illness. Tincture of time is useful, and the Socratic “this too shall pass”..My prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery are with you…..
I wish you good health soon.
Take care
hi David!
sorry to hear aboutyour illness.Hope u will be ok very soon.
Gaetan from Mauritius.
Dear David,
Sorry to hear about your illness. get well soon.
Take good care of your self,
Saliya from Sri Lanka
So sad to hear about your illness. So happy to hear you are pulling through. Sure you did’nt know just how many wellwishers you have. Well I am one of them and wish you only the best of luck.
from a sunny Stilfontein in
South Africa
Hi david,
I am praying to God for your speedy recovery . GET WELL SOON DAVID.
David, sorry to hear of your illness, I’d like to let you know about a lady I met in Dubai, Judy Cole, she now has her practice in the U.K. Her website is http://www.judycole.co.uk She has cured so many people with different illnesses, basically it comes down to what you eat/ blood type. I hope you’ll find this helpfull, wishing you a speedy recovery.
Best wished from Dubai U.A.E.
DAVID I AM NOT GOING TO PITY YOU.STRONG PEOPLE DON’T NEED PITY. THEY JUST NEED GOOD FRIENDS LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE DPF. TO HOLD YOUR HAND AND BE THERE WITH YOU. ALL YOU NEED IS SOME GOOD REST AND WHILE RESTING I KNOW YOU WILL VISION SOME MORE GOOD IDEAS. i AM IN JAMAICA AND I AM HOLDING YOUR HAND. lOVE YA.
David, I am sorry that you are not well. Please be assured of my prayers. Do take good care of yourself.
Hello David. It is ironic how the internet works. Many of us will have never met you yet I’m sure we all feel like we have met and that we know you – you are very personable with your site.
But writing to say take care of your health first and the rest will fall into place. I love your site, your emails too, but we can always wait until you’re better.
Again, please take good care of yourself.
Shirl from Winnipeg MB Canada
best Wishes to you for a full and Speedy Recovery!
get well soon. All the best
Yes Dave look after yourself and whenever you’re ready to come back to us we’ll starting clicking again! Your health is your wealth Dave
David Mack!
Health comes first,glad to here you are on the road to recovery. I Look forward to more tips in the future, I find them very useful. So take it easy till you feel up to doing more work.
Cheers
Ron
Dear David,
So sorry to hear of your illness. But I am glad to know that you are recovering. Your tips are absolutely valuable. Health is Wealth. So take your time to rest well. In the mean time, let me click more pics using your tips!
Get well soon!
Take Care!
Donna
get well soon!!!
Health is EVERYTHING!
So, if you need the time to take care of yourself first, then that is fine. Let the newsletter come mothly, it’s ok :) I do hope you have managed to keep your spirits up and do wish for you a speedy recovery. Thankyou too, for all that you do in regards to the forum, it is a treasure of a site.
Nicki
Though we rely very much on your tips, but stay healthy and don’t work too hard before you are fully recover.
Mabuhay! our Filipino greetings for Long Live! Take care, TED
Dear David
Thank you for all your photography tips.
Most important is that you rest get well.
I have changed my email address, and have not read your mail. Take care!
I still receive your tips and you are helping me to be a better photographer. I am new to Digital SLR photography and VERY new at photography, period.
Just get well and stay healthy, it’s the only thing in life that is really important. The best to you, Aloha
I thought I was still getting your tips. I seem to get one each day. Maybe your system has been catching me up. For your health – I wish you well. For your tips – I wish for time to actually read them and put them into action. Your simple and sweet – I’m just simple.
Sorry I couldn’t spell…
Greeting from Northern Ireland Dave.
I look forward to your regular tips and have found them to be very helpful.
However your healyh is much more important, and I will remember you in pray.
Get well soon.
God Bless
Prov 3 v 5-6
David,
I pray you will get better soon but don’t rush your recovery, listen to what your body says and take each day as a present.
You sure have a quite a following world wide and I am sure all those warm thoughts are helping you to get well. I am still studying and applying your tips.
David,
I pray you will get better soon but don’t rush your recovery, listen to what your body says and take each day as a present.
You sure have a quite a following world wide and I am sure all those warm thoughts are helping you to get well. I am still studying and applying your tips.
Hi Dave!
I hope you get well soon, take care and take it easy!!
Warmest regards,
Nicolas
DP,
Sorry to hear that you’ve been under the weather. Hope you get feeling better soon!
Stephanie from North Carolina
Hi David,
So sorry to hear that the bug got you, but happy that it is nothing more serious. Hang in there and take your time in getting back to 100% and don’t over due it in the short term. As you know, I am always willing to help out if I can, just let me know if there is anything I can do.
Know that being ill is a sort of trigger to start a new thing.
It can be a lot of different things.
May-be it’s because you do so much for so ‘little’. For ex. I like your mails and tips but wouldn’t pay for it.
So lucky me that there’s someone like you.
Not paying you doesn’t mean that you will not be awarded for it. May-be not by me but by other people.
Good luck and stay well.
Gust
Hi,
get well soon. We can wait for your tips.
Do Pranayam. It will help you to get more oxygen into your system to burn up all those bad viruses.
Wish you well soon
Vijay
Hi David,
We are sorry to hear of your health problem. With strong will and determination, you shall overcome and prevail. We will pray for your speedy recovery and your well-being. Hang in there, buddy!
Armando
yo Davie..sorry to hear man.
don’t worry you be and taking photos in no time. wish u all the best!
May god be with you and yours.
Michael
Hi David
Sorry you’ve been unwell. Hope you’re soon back to good health! A lot of people are finding out that wheat in their diet is the cause of illness. Trouble is, such a lot of food contains it. You’ve really got to check the labels on everything!
Best wishes
Hi David
i hope and pray by the murcy of God you will be healthfull soon,God blessing you.
Hi David,
It’s nice to hear that you are on a recovery proccess now. It’s all part of life so keep it going and looking forward to hear from you soon.
Get well soon :))
Take care mate and get well soon.
Sending you lots of healing light. Be well soon – blessings, Sandi
ups!
I really miss your caring guidelines. Not only me but even my friends. God will never harm good people. Our prayers will definetely get u well soon.
sorry to hear that you have been sick happy to know you are recovering wish you all the best and very happy to have you back
Hello David,
All my prayers for your speedy recovery.
Regards
Hi David,
Sorry to know about your illness. I wish you a speedy recovery.
God bless
Hi David.
It saddens me to learn that you are not totally well. But I am happy to learn that you are getting well. Have faith in God and in your strength. One day at a time, you’ll be running again ans soon.
Cheers David.