My Health | My Condition - Explaining ME/CFS 

I cant tell you how much respect I have for you man.I have only known you for a small amount of time now but this condition and how you are handling it really makes me wonder how much of a strong personality you are.Instead of giving up and lying in bed and doing nothing you choose to find a way to still enjoy life with RU-vid and Social Media,and for that tons of respect for you my brother.I watched through the whole video and I have to say if anyone ever deserved to have succes on RU-vid because it would be such a big impact on their life its definitely you.From the bottom of my heart I hope that this disease will one day be gone and that you will be able to have a social life again and reach those goals you have set out for yourself.Love you brother

#RESPECT Ches I honestly respect you for making this video, it's never easy to talk about things like this and really respect you for talking so openly about it.

It's funny that I find this on your profile. I was looking through it to find a video and saw this. When I was in sixth grade I was believed to have had this. I could only run about half a mile before getting exhausted to the point of going to sleep anywhere and I couldn't finish school without sleeping in literally every class I had. I nearly had to quit soccer for it. But then for some reason, a miracle of nature that the doctors still have no answer for, the symptoms went away and I was healthy again. In a matter of about half a year the symptoms just disappeared. Glad I found this to find out more about what could've happened

Hey man ... I have had CFS for 15 years and luckily it started to get better after year 8 ... I still suffer relapses but I was eventually able to work full time and go back to school ... I truly hope you start to recover. I know firsthand the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease .... Please don't loose hope ... Hugs - Rick

Wow Ches this was so touching. I have been a fan of the channel for a while now because I have always respected you for always bringing out 2 videos a day and now your bringing out 3 which is just incredible. I watched the whole video and I really do feel for you. Just listening to you talk about your troubles of walking, waking up every morning actually made me take a look at my life and its people like you which make me thankful what I have. I really hope that one day you will live that dream that you have of having a family because you really do deserve it. I pray that one day you will not have to deal with this illness anymore and that you can live a normal life which most people take for granted.

Honestly don't know how you do it mate, mad respect.

I know you wont read this comment but my dad has this condition and has had it for ten years. He can barely post a letter in the letter box around the corner. I feel for you and good luck in future. also have been subbed since 2k keep it up. #respect

As someone who is nearly ALWAYS on the move due to my sporting life and general life, I can't even begin to comprehend the difficulties you would endure in your day to day life. I've been a subscriber for quite some time, more of a ghost sub who watches and likes rather then comments, but still here none the less, and I will be here for a much longer time to come. You are truly an inspiration mate, and the fact you are still thankful about your life and what has happened shows your true character. Keep at it mate, I have so so much respect for you!

The non-visual illness, is something I can relate to. I have epilepsy, and people always say "well you don't look like you have epilepsy"... Okay, then what am I suppose to look like? Respect and support to you Ches :)

Great respect Ches. I've been watching you for some time now and honestly didn't you had the condition. That just proves how hard your working, but also how you're not letting it get the better of you and therefore preventing you from doing certain things. Keep working hard, respect!

You put out the more content than ANY RU-vidr I watch, even Canisports up there lol, and to do it with that condition shows dedication, sometimes its hard for me to even get out of bed, I cant imagine how it must feel for you. Especially as a football fan, it is unfortunate that you cant go outside and play the sport we all love

Hey Ches, I just watched this video and I know its been 5 years but damn I cried. Just seeing you being so genuine and open and this definitely helps anyone be more open as well. You are an inspiration to myself and many others, and seeing your more recent videos you have stayed the same genuine and open and honest and caring guy you are and definitely the most relatable RU-vidr I have found and I really love the passion and enthusiasm you put into your content for us, and for you to push through the pain and aches to make the amazing content is a testiment of who you are. Much love ❤ from the Bottom of the World in New Zealand 🇳🇿

massive respect for you mate. Been watching your channel for around 2 years and never realised something could effect someone so bad. i started to struggle when you were getting emotional, I hope one day you get some relief from this

"Mess?" Are you kidding me? The part of the video where I really start understanding your pain is when you explained how your life has been affected by your disease. The medical part, I didn't get 70% of it, but keep believing, you are doing a great job on RU-vid! Cheers mate.

Huge Respect for talking about this.

Huge respect man, just remember you've got 47,000 people on the other end of that camera who love you and your content, it's not easy and this took a lot of courage. Chin up Ches :)

Holy shit man how on earth you've been able to cope with this disease is beyond me. I can't imagine the shit you've been throught...I wholeheartedly hope you get better as soon as possible! I really hope your youtube channel continues to grow as it has recently because if anyone deserves to make it its you. All the best mate

I'm speechless man. You are a true warrior. You are an inspiration and for that and your quality videos and personality i trully respect you and admire you. I wish nothing but the best to your family and to you. Keep it up, Ches. Thank you.

I've been watching your videos for only a few months, watching all your recent videos, not knowing of your condition, till RU-vid mentioned this in their list. All I can say pal is HUGE credit to you, I can relate to some of those with me suffering IBS and dizziness, so I can understand the frustration that other people can't see what's wrong from the outside. Never give up, no matter what, good people will always have your back.

This is so strange! This just popped up on my phone as a few people I am following have shared it. I too have ME/CFS! I know how hard it is to have this condition, you go from doing everything to being able to do nothing with no explanation. Well done for doing this video mate. The not knowing is the probably the most difficult thing. It really does take over your life. I have SO MANY of the same symptoms and I have experienced so many of the same difficulties. You really forget how many symptoms you have as it just becomes the norm. I can resonate with everything you are saying… and when you say its so hard to explain, I completely understand that and I really struggle to explain the condition to people. It is nice to know you are not the only one, so again well done for doing this and know you are not alone and always have hope. Unfortunately I have had to stop making videos because of the condition. I have had it for 5 years. It is impossible to plan ahead as you said, you simply can't commit to doing anything as you have no idea how you are going to feel. My friends simply don't understand and they expect me to be able to come out for a game of footy or golf, or to go out on the town drinking. They also say, “why don't you just push yourself you will be fine”. From past experience, and i’m sure you know this, this is one of the stupidest things you can do, if you push yourself you simply use the energy you don’t have and then your body is working its arse off to recreate it which it evidently can’t do. You really find out who your true friends are. I have also lost a lot of friends since becoming ill, I know they move on with their lives and I can’t right now but it does show you who really cares. I feel I am on the road to recovery and have had some great help with the illness. Unfortunately I have spent SO much money trying to get myself better as the doctors or hospitals can't help no matter how many tests they do! They can see you are not well but can't help you. I too try to manage my symptoms but I refuse to just manage my symptoms, I want to get better so I can go to college and live a normal life. I am currently reading a book called 'CFS Unravelled' by Dan Neuffeur. I would definitely recommend taking a look at it, he had ME and has now recovered. In the book he goes in to what he believes causes it and the steps he believes you should take to recover. I used to eat so much chocolate, sweets etc but I am on a new diet called the GAPS diet (Gut & Psychology Syndrome). I haven’t had sugar, carbs, gluten, dairy etc for 16 months which is hard. I just eat meat, veg, eggs and a few bits and bobs. For me, sugar and carbs completely destroy me, my body doesn't handle the sugar. I am really surprised you can eat it but as you said everyone is different. Its amazing how you can upload so often! You look great, you don't lose your train of thought very often and you are very articulate which is great so you are clearly managing your symptoms well and I know how hard this is! For me I have no energy mentally or physically. I have definitely improved but I only manage about 20 minutes exercise a day which is going out for a walk. For me, the brain fog is so frustrating. Its that glassy look you get in your eyes, almost as if you are daydreaming and if someone is talking to you it will go in one ear then straight out the other. The psychological burnout is a nightmare, it feels as though your brain will never relax, constantly churning and throwing up thoughts wether they are good or bad. I suffer with severe bloating which drives me mad, I look pregnant half the time. I could literally list most of the things you have explained as I have most of the same symptoms; the sensitivity to light, sound etc, the extremely low pain threshold, memory fog, circulation etc etc. Its funny when you say you’re use to the pain, it just becomes the norm and you deal with it. I get bad lactic acid build up like yourself, just moving my arms around like you did in the video is painful. I have excessive thirst and hunger too. I must drink at least 4 litres a day. I have gone from playing football and golf, going to the gym, going out, doing everything all the time to not being able to do any of it. I had to drop out of sixth form and stop my A Levels which was really difficult, at the time I didn't know I had ME. Really sorry this is so long but I really wanted to reply to this as its amazing to hear your story and I know exactly how you feel. I understand you are very busy but I would really really love to have a chat with you about it. I’m on twitter. My username is @weighty93:)

Been watching you for a while and only just came across this.. credit to you mate, going through that and battling through it to become such a great content creator 👏

Ches, you're inspirational. To have this awful disease and to still upload daily to the standard you do it remarkable. I have no idea what it must be like living in fear of going out with friends, but I can only imagine how hard it must be. Firstly, let me assure you, your friends wouldn't judge you, be embarrassed, or be the slightest bit effected if you had some sort of reaction in public. You're a good guy Ches, and i'm sure your friends realise this, and if something was to happen, they would all stick together to help you, and carry on. There is no doubt in my mind that you can live a full and happy life, make a family and start going back to the football matches and such.

I've just watched this after being a subscriber for about a year now and I never knew you suffered from your condition but honestly I have so much respect for you, you make your content daily and at a high quality and your constant were as you see the main stream youtubers realise a video ever week or so and earn thousands of pounds for it were as you deserve it after the hard work you put in daily to make us your subscribers have our video to watch and like you said it keeps yourself going daily. I know you most probably won't see this but I look up to you I got mental health problems and have wanted to see one of many youtubers I watch daily have something I can relate to and I can honestly say your the first one so keep going pal your channel won't stop growing and hopefully you'll be okay one day :)

There are 13 sad fucks who would dislike this video. You are an amazing man and don't let anyone drag you down mate. So much love for you

How can someone press dislike this man just opened his heart to you, hope you get better man☺☺

Massive respect for you, Chris. Long paragraphs not needed, but you deserve your RU-vid success. I respect how you deal with this problem on a daily basis. With your issues you still manage to upload more consistently than plenty of other RU-vidrs who have no health issues.

Truly honest and brave of you to share this with all of us. My deepest respect to you and your strength of being that much more of a man than the rest of us out here. You have not only shown yourself as an entertainer, my favourite Fifa/FM youtuber, but also as a person worth of recognition and admiration. Thank you so much for all of this and I would very much like to hear more on your life.

Who would dislike this?😡

respect man takes balls to do what you've just done even though it was a year ago

I'm really touched by this video. It crushes me to hear you discuss your situation. I couldn't imagine going thru what you have...and never apologize for expressing your emotions. It takes a real man to show that. I know im just some stranger on Yt but i want to send you the best of wishes. Thank you for sharing this.

I honestly never knew you had health and condition issues, but man, I have so much respect for you. 3 vids a day and still going. Honestly, I have so much respect for you Ches, keep it up

Have watched all of it mate, so much respect for this! One question, does your body lose the weight someone would if they ran 4 miles when you walk 60m? Don't mean that offensively at all mate, and honestly so pleased you've got 50,000 subs looming!

Ches I have had ME/CFS for a year now and I experience all the same symptoms you do mate so I know just how you feel. Getting emotional is totally normal, it's a lot for a person to cope with but you have done it for a long time so be proud of youself, true fighter you are. You explained the condition perfectly, I have struggled to explain ME/CFS to my family and friends, they try to understand but they just don't truly get it. Now I have your great video I will show it to them so they can understand, thanks a lot Ches, big help. Watching your video made me realise that I'm not alone, and you inspired me to start my own youtube channel as it will give me something to focus on and it's something I wanted to do for a long time but never had the drive to do it until now. I am lucky that I already have my two kids and wife at 27 years of age, keep your chin up mate as you Will have your own kids and family one day, ME/CFS can't take that away from you. It's funny I found your channel as I was searching for ME/CFS videos and found your story, little did I know that you are a Football manager freak! Awesome! I've been playing it since 98 and just picked up 2015 so will be following your videos as I keep getting battered by everyone so looking out for tips. LIKED & SUBSCRIBED!

Wow that was really intense, I never realised how bad you have it. I am not going to say that I know how you feel, because I dont, I cant even imagine what is must be like. Keep fighting, keep doing what you are doing and just hope it will be over soon. #respect

I watched through the entire video before commenting and like many others have already said, mad respect for you Ches. And in regards to what you said about not to feel sorry for you, I mostly feel the opposite of that. I admire the outlook you are able to maintain for RU-vid and life in general. Regardless of circumstances that are out of your control, you still feel grateful and genuinely happy to be doing RU-vid. It makes me look at the amazing world that we live in and the extraordinary people, like yourself, that inhabit it. Keep pushing on Ches, you've got 50,000 people behind you.

Ches you are the biggest inspiration for me! This video has made me realise that you are more than just a RU-vidr, but a friend to all of us. We don't subscribe to you because you are just good at what you do, but because of your commitment and honesty to all of us, your subscribers. I thank you for everything Ches and I hope that in 10 years you are still loving what you are doing. Thank you

Dude you, your family and friends are fucking heroes for putting up with this shit disease. Keep goig strong man you're going to beat this thing and when you do you will have thousands of people to share it with and celebrate the victory with us all. I feel so bad for you man but at the same time I am so proud of you just keep fighting man

I have had some of these symptoms for about 3-4 years now, it's been ruled as depression and anxiety for me but it could be ME, I have to get more checks and stuff but I get the exact same like having no energy at all and waking up with no energy whatsoever. My friends constantly ask of me to go get a job and everyday normal things but it just feels physically impossible to do and it gets me down and even more negative, I go through long periods inside the house which is mainly taken up by games and films and that but i try my best to do exercises inside. If I do have ME it's no where near as serious as what you go through Ches and you're an inspiration to me in the way of how you can cope with this horrible condition, I hope that in the not too far future there can be new ways to boost people with ME and hopefully a cure! You deserve all the support you are getting!

A lot of respect for you man

Have watched the both vids bro only recently subbed and you deserve all the support you receive and even more. I legit cried watching this and the condition you have shows how much we take things for granted. The fact that we keep your morale high makes my day and I pray for you to get better because I can't even imagine what it would be like to have your condition. You have missed out on 8 years of your life and not been able to enjoy your youth or go out and experience all the amazing things you could have done 8 years ago. Finally I'd just like to say thank you for deciding to start RU-vid because it keeps you busy and happy but also it makes our (your viewers) happy too. Keep it up! 👌

Can't believe this was only recommended in 2020 to me. It makes me respect your work even more Chris

Ches you made me tear up mate (something I rarely do). I have so much respect for you man, you're the only FIFA youtuber I actually enjoy (and am subscribed to). It sucks that you've been dealt such a bad hand, you seem like a top bloke who's made the most out of your situation and for that you are stronger than most of us. Thank you for making this video, I've been down a bit lately but this has made me thankful and appreciative of what I have. Best of luck to you bro, I'll continue to support the channel :)

Only just started watching your videos during lockdown, your a true warrior and obviously didn’t know about your condition till now. Stay strong

All the respect to you for sharing this video with us, you're such a great inspiration !! It really helps me come back to earth and knowing how lucky you are to be a "normal" person without physical or mental issues. The fact that your lifestyle were just like mine and that im now turning 19 really is heartbreaking! Hopfully you will loose this bloody thing or the doctors/others will find a cure, anyhow my prayers will be with you and others like you. Stay strong Chris and life will give back what it once took!

Just stumbled upon this video and just wanted to say the way you talked about this condition was amazing. I also battle with this condition and watching this has made me very emotional. One of the best, most honest videos about ME/CFS i've seen! I hope you are doing a little better since this was uploaded. Thank you for making this! x

Hey Ches, I am extremely sorry for what this disease has done with your life. You are an amazing person and I know this disease slowed you down, but keep on fighting. I want you to know that i will always be supporting you every video and praying for you everyday. Im happy to hear that you got off your benefits and I am glad that I was a part in helping you do so. One day when you your channel is big enough if not now perhaps you could start a research foundation to find a cure. I know everyone and anyone who supports you would donate to help you and thank you for what you bring to us and the RU-vid community. About the friends, at the very least you know who your real friends are and who to keep close. I know its just as hard for them to see a great person like you suffer as much as it is for you to go through it. It hurts me to think about if I had this disease and what I would do with my life. When i watched the video i tried imagining the symptoms and it was almost impossible without me tearing up. I am such an active person with sports as well and to not do what I love would ruin me, but you found a way with RU-vid and that is amazing. We love you Ches and goodluck in the future. I will be with you the whole time. Keep up the good work bud.

Ches, I think it's amazing that you can tell us about what you have to go through on a daily basis! The fact that your House-Bound and you still manage to produce amazing content with an up-beat attitude is amazing! I could not even imagine what you go through and how hard it must be knowing you can;t have fun outside of your House, it makes me happy knowing that something like RU-vid can help a person get on with their life and give them something to do if they can't necessarily do anything else, the respect I have for you for doing this video is off the chart mate, keep strong we're all here for you!

Never would've thought you would have such a cruel disease! Stay in there man! Hope you get better soon and get back watching Cambridge week in week out. Stay strong!!! Thoughts are with you and your family! :)

So much respect to you man being able to talk about something like this it. I can tell you are a really strong person we are all behind you man stay strong and we all wish you good luck and i hope you get better as soon as possible because thats not fair not being able to do what you want and not being able to go out and i know you will get through this because you have spoke out and that takes strengh good luck bro

Who the fuck would dislike this video.

Considering his condition, Ches still continues to upload consistently and the content he provides isn't just simple boring stuff, in my opinion, it's one of the best on RU-vid

Unreal man and so brave to post this even with the bit at the end, I know 2 people with this and until now I didn't believe it was a serious condition but I'm glad I watched this because you have enlightened me and I can see how honest you are and how hard this is, seriously hope you can recover sooner rather than later!! Well done on being so fuckin strong man x

Massive respect to you Ches, i didn't have time to watch the whole video but grasped the ongoings of what you have, you're such an inspiration to many of us, you are so strong and shouldn't be afraid to speak out...keep doing what you do, you do it brilliantly and i hope you can continue with what you do..i have so much respect for you, huge amounts and I am touched what you felt strong enough to speak out...Massive respect man

So much respect to you. My friend had this and he couldn't do the stuff he wanted to for nearly a year. It still effects him now. Hope you can pull through this and it gets better. #Respect

a living legend i say there isnt a stronger man than u brother keep up positive everything gets better day to day and medical science is increasing and advancing u will surely get better peace bro

This is unbelievable. I do feel sorry for you, of course, but more than that I admire you. The way you seem to be coping with something which would have so many of us totally lost is inspiring. You're a true hero and I hope you'll get better. Your videos are brilliant as well, keep going, I can tell you love making them because we all love watching them. #respect

This is one of the most touching videos I've ever seen in my life and have so much respect for you for making this video and pushing through this making the content we love everyday. #respect

I know it has been a while since you made this, but I'm watching it for the first time. Hearing you explain your symptoms, I find that I suffer from 95% of them to a similar extent that you do. Thank you so much for proving that someone can function and keep positive while dealing with this. Sending you all the best. Much #Love and #Respect.

I hope you will get better, I love your content :) BTW WHO THE FUCK DISLIKES THIS!?

Hey Ches I have been watching Your channel every day since the start of the Newcastle United Career Mode and already your my favourite RU-vidr. It Must Feel very bad that you can't rush around the House of do many Sports. Personly I do a lot of Running so I couldn't imagine having ME. Your Career Mode Vids are really good and Your General RU-vid channel is amazing. I watch your channel every single day! :) Keep it up Man, ur doing great :)

This is a brilliant video. Everything you say could be my own words. I am 31 and have had ME for nearly 8 years - I feel you man!

Look bro, I love watching your career modes on fifa. I watch it all the time. But one thing I didn't know was that you were going through something hard like this. Watching this video proved to me and hopefully other people that we are lucky in this community and that you are a strong person and you persevere. The thing that strikes me is that you still make videos on youtube that entertain me 24/7. To let you know these subscribers are here because you entertain us and we will be here for you . Personally your my hero an I think you already are an inspiration to a ton of people.

Hi chest I'm really sorry to hear you have this condition my auntie has it too, she's had it for a year. Also I've supported you channel for only 2 weeks now but love your channel and your FIFA 16 career mode so keep it going bro

I have the greatest sympathy for you, I don't have this illness and I obviously don't have go through the things you do, but I feel that I do understand, you are a very strong person to have made this video, and I have the utmost respect for you. Hopefully they will find a cure. I know how it feels to lose friends over something that you don't have control over, it's happened to me in the past. I wish you all the best for your future and your youtube channel.

I want to say I understand your condition as I am looking after a relative who has this condition plus Fibromyalgia. Not nice, keep staying positive and I appreciate you putting this video up. I can sympathize with you on this and again not a great illness to have. Keep up the great work you are doing. Thanks for the great content and for this video to highlight this serious health issues.

Just sat here and watched this whole thing, I cant believe this man. I have so much respect for you and you actually made me tear up too. Inspiring dude, You will get better I know it!

Mate I have been watching you for a long time and never thought that you had an illness. I appreciate you much more as a person since you're so down to earth. I couldn't help but cry when you were talking about losing friends, man :( I have a physical birth defect which is hard to deal with but so much easier to explain, so I can't imagine how it must feel to have ME. Good luck to you, mate!

I am so sorry, I hop you get better someday. I thank you for pushing on and making me laugh every video man. All the best to you man and for your future!

Thanks for making this video Ches. I had no idea how much you're going through, and the amount of respect I have for you for doing what you do and pushing through despite your condition is incredible. I sincerely hope that you get better somehow. Thanks for all the awesome content, and thanks for being such a great guy. All the best man.

Fair play for doing this Ches. I was surprised when you explained your condition, and you seem to "hide" it well. You are one of the most consistent uploaders of content in my sub-box, and you rarely ever miss a scheduling. You never yawn or use your condition as an excuse, we at least not to me as a viewer/subscriber. Well done, chin up and respect.

I have only recently been a subscriber to you(just before Fifa 17 came out) I have to say firstly that your content is top notch and I really enjoy your Everton career mode. I would like to give you my upmost respect, for someone who has to mange this condition you never fail to give us top quality content and you should be admired for that, keep up the good work and look after yourself as best you can.

You have my utmost respect. Having such pains on a day to day basis is just terrible. Cani summed it up. I hope RU-vid is helping you deal with ME while the come up with a cure. You have every single one of your 47,540 subscribers backing, and we wish you well. I believe that if you do lower your workload to help ease your pain all of us will understand. I can't really put my respect for you into words. I tried my best. Thanks for making this video. It was inspirational.

Chris, you're an inspiration. Its amazing how you could just cheer up in the end of the video. I was in gym when I started watching this. working out never was so sad :D im not sorry for you though. you're a tough guy. Im sure u can handle it and it will only make you stronger. keep up the good work - i love your content. I believe you and Jimmy Conrad are the best at this youtube football stuff genre.

I know this is an old video, but I must say something; I respect you so much for speaking about this Chris, must've been difficult, as for when you said there'd be people watching that didn't believe you, when I originally saw this video, I was shocked but, to be clear, I DID believe you, as for the friends you lost if they can't respect the difficulties that you have, to be frank, they don't deserve you Chris!

You gained 50K subscribers through brilliant content and funny and professional commentary .... I think a lot of those subscribers have now become full of respect social network friends! Huge respect for sharing and being so strong to go for 55 minutes! I'm so happy you managed to earn enough to come off of benefits! You deserve the subscribers you have as you're one of few youtubers who produce on a regular basis and are mindful of your fans requests. Keep up the brilliant content Ches!

Hey Ches, I started following you since Fifa19 and I have watched every single episode of your series. Between all of those who post fifa content I enjoy yours more. I have even started watching your Southhampton series. I don't know why, but today youtube suggested this video to me and I watched this one, the story, and the update. I don't know if your condition has got better since, I truly hope so and I hope it gets better and better every single day. But the fact that over these past years, you have come up with a creative solution, fought back and did not lose your hope is greatly inspiring. Not just by doing something, but making something for others to enjoy. Huge respect and keep up doing what you are the best at.

I know it's late man, but I have literally so much respect for you. I teared up towards the end, and I wish you the best with recovery. Why anyone would dislike this is beyond me. Thank you so much for your commitment to RU-vid and I hope you'll get the amount of subscribers that you deserve. So again, I hope you the best with recovery and all the best with anything in the future, whatever you decide to do.

Ches, you are my favorite Fifa youtuber and I love your videos and I love this channel. I am amazed that you can be so up front with your subscribers and that is why I like you so much I feel like when I subscribed to this channel I joined some cool chesnoid club that only a few other thousand people had joined. And I can tell that the club will grow immensely over the next few months and years I'm surprised you don't have 100,000 yet. But you will get it soon. #TeamChesnoid

he aha te mea kei muri ia tatou me te mea e takoto ana i to tatou aroaro ko nga mea iti e rite ana ki nga mea kei roto ia tatou. Kia kaha. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Stay Strong. Been watching you for about 4 years now Ches and have only come across this video now! from New Zealand and love everything you do on your channel keep up the good work my brother, Kia Kaha.

i have massive respect for you ches:),you deserve all the happiness and rewards that you get out of life!. i think i have problems with my teeth but nothing compares that to what you are going through! its so understandable the difference between your life and mine! thank you for sharing this with us:), my respect goes to you mate! just keep doing what you are doing!,you are such a legend! your not going through this on your own! you have all of us mate!

Good for u that u have so much passion for you're videos and that me and every single sub has helped u out so much without us knowing. I wish you the absolute best and I hope u recover soon and do all the things u want to do :)

This made me tear up a bit ches. I hope that you're friends, like you said, understand that it's not your fault. I can't begin to imagine the pain you feel.

Hey Ches, I have CFS too. It's hell so I completely understand. I also live in Cambridge btw.

Hey man, hopefully you stay on RU-vid because you're a great RU-vidr and I watch every single of your videos. And man don't feel frightened to 'mess' things up. Many good memories come from unexpected events and I'm sure people have a blast around you. You have my support

You have a condition that makes working hard and you still make more videos than the most subbed youtubers do, great respect.

I have a lot of respect for you, my mum has this exact thing and this has helped me understand more about it and what it is like.

Hi Ches, I've been a subscriber to your channel for about 6 months or so now, you might know me as DanMeister1234 on Twitter as we've interacted on there a few times. I just watched the whole video now and it was such an emotional but inspirational video. I have the utmost respect for you for coming to terms with a condition that has affected you physically and mentally to the point where you're housebound practically, yet you have overcome hurdles and are gradually becoming successful due to RU-vid. I know you said at the end that you didn't want us to feel sorry for you but genuinely anyone with a heart or at least some decency would have complete empathy with your situation. I almost cried with you at the end there man, I completely understand your feelings. I just want you to know that I stumbled across your channel searching for My Player videos and over the past 6 months I've been watching various series that you've uploaded and I've watched your streams whenever I can catch them. It's the sign of a good RU-vidr, in my eyes at least, that they keep you interested in their channel. My view is that you come to a channel initially for content (gameplay or the game itself etc.) but you stay when the RU-vidr himself makes you enjoy the content like you have. Your commentary, your witty sense of humour and your overall jovial, enjoyable and welcoming disposition are what have grabbed my attention and made me stay with your channel. I'm really compassionate and understanding with things, and if ever you feel down, feel free to hit me up on Twitter or Skype (DanMeister1234) or post a comment on my channel. I'd love to try and help with whatever I could. Keep up the awesome content man and stay strong, you're an idol to many people who suffer with the condition and you're a true entertainer aswell. :)

Respect to you. That must have been hard to make this video. hope your getting better. It sounds like you have had some very dark days but you are getting through it. Good luck for the future.

The worse thing about Ches having this is he's such a nice person because if he wad annoying I wouldn't care so much. So much respect and hopefully they find a cure mate .

Well done I'm sure that was extremely hard do I have so much respect for you and hope you get better. Seem like such a good guy and anyone who has disliked this video has no heart.

Chesnoid I m have full respect for you.You have come out told us and everyone about your condition and near the end I was crying.You are a normal human being and do not let this stop you live your life.You will live till your 100 and you will have a beautiful family.You have your whole life ahead of you,Don't let this stop you. #respect

Whoever disliked this video should be ashamed of themselves, you are a warrior ches and we will always be behind you keep going strong and we will support you all the way

U are my hero. I suscribe recently and after watching this video i have watch every single video u have done. I know not knowing something is really painfull (believe me) and the way u are handling yourself is amazingly inspiring, now everytime I struggled to do something I think of you and how you have struggled to do stuff and still be able to do it. Thanks

Got a lot of respect . I see how strong u are as a person and never thought u had this cause of how well u hide it and this inspires me

Only the word respect works for this video, to be able to talk about your health more than that your life is a hard subject to go over, listening to what you have it sounds awful for you to deal with man , anyday you need to talk to people about it remember we are here and genuinely from the lowest deepest part of my heart i wish for actually i hope for this disease to just leave you or for it to be cured so that overall you can go out play football with friends and go out and do day to day things. Much respect

Thank you so much for sharing your condition. I didn't know about this at all it really helps me to learn when somebody I interact with shares their experience. I've been watching all your cm mode vidoes for a couple of years now. No need to apologise about anything man you go through so much and do so much for us that we owe it to you to listen to you as well especially since you always listen to us in the comments. Thanks again man for opening my eyes and if there's anyway to support please let me know

Hi Ches, don't normally comment on your vids, but I was really moved by this one. To hear you explain what is clearly a very hard personal condition and situation so well, and to hear someone who suffers on a daily basis wish others who have it worse all the best is humbling to hear. I love the videos and hope your condition eases and you have more good days than bad in future, not only a great RU-vidr, but a nice guy too!! P.S. stop apologizing for it taking so long to explain :), the more detail people know on the condition, the easier it'll be for them to help someone they may come across in future that has it, and anyone who isn't willing to at least give you the benefit of the doubt, isn't worth knowing.Keep up the great work Ches

Respect to you Ches. I know fine well I wouldn't be able to cope with this. But for you to be able to put out 2 vids a day and be that mentally tired, you're an inspiration. Plus the quality of these videos are good. All I can say is get well soon. #RESPECT

I know this comment is late but I haven't been watching your videos for that long. I really respect you for posting this and think you should remember that you have a great deal of support from your viewers and subscribers here. You are doing a great job so keep it up! I love your videos so thank you for making them. This video made me feel emotional and I hope that one day you beat this condition because you deserve it mate. Keep it up and stay strong!

Met a girl on holiday who had this, all my support mate, keep strong. wish you a full recovery someday.