May you quickly feel at home and find your daily dose of inspiration, motivation, and determination. I aim to bring relevant, informative and easy-to-understand content to the chronic illness community, as well as our families and friends. The content is also applicable to the general public that wishes to be more informed about health and wellness. The content is short and sweat to accommodate those of us with brainfog and to ensure that family and friends will easily understand our daily struggles. My name is Chantelle Spies, and I am a 24-year-old Chemical Engineer and dog mom, struggling with a chronic illness known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS). As an engineer, it is in my nature to want to solve complex problems and optimize processes – my health has proven to be no different. I do as much research and reading as possible to equip myself with knowledge and information to help manage my disease. There is no clear roadmap to managing chronic illness, and it is a cumbersome journey with countless twists and turns. Beside me every step of this journey is my two little guardian angels, Nemo and Bolt, and my wonderful family. The odds of finding a full remission is slim, but I will continue to search for my root cause and ways to improve my health and wellness. I am an overachieving perfectionist, with a bubbly and humorous personality and strive to bring hope to my fellow spoonies. We are too full of life to not have a life, and need to stand together to let fresh flowers flourish from the fire!