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Blog entries by CJB

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Big hugs, Katie. Every time one of us is tested, it feels like another piece of the puzzle is dropping - just still hard to know where it lands. All of this is hard, but no harder than laying in bed and growing old without knowing why. Here's to answers!!
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This XMRV has blown a hole in everyone's psyche, no matter where they are on the disease path. I am being extremely disciplined with myself and will wait for an FDA-approved test and if I can, I'll wait for a finding of causation. But I'm riding the same roller coaster. Your words are very...