(Kyle’s story of going from abundant health to a very severe case of ME/CFS, and then, when all looked bleakest, back to relative health, almost defies description. The length of his narrative, the elegance and directness of his writing, even the difficulty it...
Having any disease is scary, but having chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and/or fibromyalgia (FM) often adds a hefty dose of confusion and bewilderment to that fear. Not only are people with ME/CFS and FM typically exhausted and in pain, but problems with short-term...
In June, on our East Coast trip, my partner and I met up with Dan Moricoli in Palm Beach, Florida. I’d been corresponding on and off with Dan for at least ten years. In the late 2000’s, Dan had created the public CFS/Knowledge Center and the private ME/CFS Community...
Infection Fells Teenager In August 2014, a formerly very healthy and active Jack Schlanger entered the realm of the chronically ill. The thirteen-year-old’s story began with three days of high fever followed by eight days of lower-grade fever and extreme...
I’ve had CFS/ME for 21 years. Nearly 6 years ago I began to recover from a three-year stint of being completely bedridden – the last few months of which I was near death. The first time my doctor saw me he was amazed I was still alive. I was bedridden, emaciated...
“These are really….immunological disorders” Dr. Carl-Gerhard Gottfries (psychiatrist) It’s a fascinating story. It involves a psychiatrist who over fifty years ago cured his chronic fatigue syndrome using an immune booster. When he was barred from...
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