International Day of Persons with Disabilities:The debilitating truth about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

[aimossy]

From the International Business Times, UK edition.
'International Day of Persons with Disabilities: The debilitating truth about chronic fatigue syndrome'

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/internatio...-truth-about-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-1477727

 

[justy]

Just spotted this online also... For once they have a fantastic picture to go with the headline- a person in a wheelchair, and they even talk to someone who is a part time wheelchair user like so many of us have to be. So gratefult hat they got this right!

 

[Sasha]

Finally! An article about ME illustrated by a photo of a person in a wheelchair, not a tired model with immaculate make-up and blow-dried hair looking faintly weary while sitting at an office computer in her full-time job.

I already like it and I haven't even read it!

 

[Sasha]

We crossed, @justy! Great minds...

 

[justy]

They are taking comments.

 

[Valentijn]

Just spotted this online also... For once they have a fantastic picture to go with the headline- a person in a wheelchair, and they even talk to someone who is a part time wheelchair user like so many of us have to be. So gratefult hat they got this right!

Though the person in a wheelchair is in a physical therapy office. The bars in front of them are for people relearning to walk or balance. Not that it would really help with ME patients, since our arms aren't anymore likely to support us than our legs.

But yeah, still a much better photo than usual!

 

[Sidereal]

Good article. The one thing I thought was misleading was referring to the woman's relapse as "severe" when she was still holding down a full-time job. To my mind severe ME is housebound/bedbound.

 

[Revel]

Interesting point of view in the comments section to this article:

"I'm so tired of the claim "There is no treatment". There are dozens of effective treatments for CFS/ME. The access needs to be improved, but it doesn't mean that treatment doesn't exist".

Tell us more, please??

 

[Snow Leopard]

Interesting point of view in the comments section to this article:

"I'm so tired of the claim "There is no treatment". There are dozens of effective treatments for CFS/ME. The access needs to be improved, but it doesn't mean that treatment doesn't exist".

Tell us more, please??

She is pushing her book (without actually mentioning it)

http://www.brokenmarionettebook.com/