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    Comment by 'Pris' in 'Being and Thinking: the Quality of Life Blogs Begin :)'

    Excellent post, Cort. I was a type A 'skip vacations' Clinical Psychologist until I left my job in Boston and traveled for 6 months in a 22 foot sailboat. That trip probably prepared me more for this illness than any of my relaxation training or even meditation. I learned what it was to move...
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    Crows Trilogy ( three poems about ME/CFS)

    The Crows Trilogy Not just any Hem My throat is bound by the claws of a thousand crows, offered to Dracula as a final feast before dawn cracks the day. Mute for three years, I scribed non-sequiters onto tablets, I still cant empty my backlog of words, say all Ive wanted to...
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    Article: Embracing Reality (Ampligen Chronicles Trt#28)

    Wonderfully moving story.