Twenty seven years ago I was married, with three teenage children, three dogs, two cats, very active and fit. It wasn't a happy marriage, dysfunctional you would call it, but I coped, more or less, went running
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I was admitted to Scarborough General Hospital in 2005 as a totally bedridden 33-year-old woman with ME/CFS when things got too rough for my mum and she was worried that
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I have been sickly for most of my life and with hindsight I would say I've had CFS on and off since childhood though I wasn't diagnosed until I was 31, 4 years ago.
I was diagnosed with M.E. in 1990 only a couple of months after showing symptoms, thanks to my parents obvious concern and my Mum's research skills. The diagnosis came from a homeopathic doctor, as my GP thought I was making it up to spend
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I have been sat here staring at a blank computer screen for what seems like forever. How do I begin to express in words just how this devastating illness has altered my life story?
I was an academic type, quick thinking, forever active, independent and in control. I had spent
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I thought you might find it interesting to hear how my CFS started, way back in 2001.
One morning I had a drink of milk and almost immediately got toothache in about 6 teeth together in the lower left side of my mouth, which lasted for several hours. That night, I started to develop a nasty sore throat. Within a day or two it was extremely severe and I lost my voice. Then the virus seemed to move down my throat and onto my chest, it felt like an elephant was sat on it. When I went to bed I became aware
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