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CFS
THE AUTUMN of LIFE
Through her window she sees a leafless tree gray and forlorn.
Branches furled wide, like a featherless peacock,
Shoot spikes against a darkening sky.
Distantly a bird chirps softly its final song of the day.
Her reflection...
Do you remember those moments in your life when something so momentous happens that time seems temporarily suspended, and you become acutely aware of your surroundings? For example, people frequently ask, Do you remember where you were when you heard about JFKs assassination? Or when you first...
Hey, Teacher, leave those kids alone!
All in all, youre just another brick in the wall. by Pink Floyd
Ten years ago, CFS slammed me into a wall. Ive still not been able to pick myself up. That wall took my life, both with its physical tortures and loss of cognitive function. Its...
It was long and lean, clean and straight, stunning with its maroon color and white convertible top. My Dad handed me the keys and said, Cmon. Im teaching you how to drive. Like any excited 16 year old, I slid behind the wheel. Stepping on the gas pedal, the car responded exactly like it...
Was reading a post about Teitelbaum when it occurred to me that the discovery of XMRV with the subsequent expected flurry of research and treatments (keep your fingers crossed), may put a lot of people in the CFS business out of work.
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of expensive...