Just diagnosed and I struggle with mum guilt

Hey all! Not entirely sure what I’m wanting with this post. I’ve just been diagnosed with ME last week and I have three children (5,7,9).

I see everyone on here talking about mild/moderate/severe, where can I find info on this?

Basically all I’m able to do is the school run and make dinner, everything else falls on my partner when he’s home because I just don’t have the energy. School is less than 200m away, but I have to lie on the sofa for a few hours after it to make sure I’m well enough to be there for the kids when they get home.

I have to make dinner sitting down and more often than not lately it’s easy frozen bits in the oven or microwave meals.

I struggle with guilt because I can’t join on family days out anymore, and I feel so bad my partner has to do so much while he also works. I also feel so bad because my symptoms are worse when he’s home, my guess is the adrenaline that keeps me going because the kids depend on me and then I just crash after.

As I said, not sure what I really wanted from this. Maybe just someone that can relate or have some helpful tips on how I can manage whilst also being a functioning parent.

If you made it to the end, thank you for taking the time and energy to read my post ❤️