Radio Scotland - Days Like This

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A Life in a Day

Pete Rennie

I was diagnosed with M.E. in 1993 and was very tired and weak all the time. All I could think of was getting better and could not look too much in to the future. We were sitting at the table having our tea when Fiona hit me with the bomb shell she was pregnant!

I always wanted a family but at this time being selfish just thinking of myself and my illness I was anything but happy, all I thought of was myself, yes I should have been ecstatic but I was not I was gutted that I had this on top of everything else. ... (continues)

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