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  1. CFSsince2002

    Who to Tell, How to Tell?

    I am really glad for those who have the emotional strength to tell people the truth, because the public will never understand the disease if we don't. I'm not there yet, however, and I fear that saying "health problems" is too mysterious because it leaves people up to their imaginations, so I...