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Darla

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I'm Darla, a nine-year ME patient who has released a memoir, Lightening the Shadow: Diagnosing and Living with an Invisible Chronic Illness. Short description: While a college student, her education turned into a crash course in investigating diagnoses and scaling back life plans after crushing...
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Feeling better than I have in years but still burdened and afraid of my "shadow," the metaphor I've used to describe my ME/CFS: https://www.darlanagel.com/blog/what-remission-is-like-scared-of-my-shadow
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Though not a cure, a hug communicates encouragement, warmth, and caring. Since I can't give you all hugs, I'll try encouraging you through a short collection of quotes. "When you accept that you are chronically ill, the energy you used to exert fighting with yourself can be spent fighting for...

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