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Article by Hannah Radenkova in the Daily Telegraph.
The rest of the article is here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-f...way-from-me---what-its-really-like-to-suffer/
On hearing the news that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is finally being recognised by doctors as a 'real' illness, my first desire was to run around shouting 'I told you so!' at the top of my voice.
Having suffered with CFS (also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (or ME)) for four years, I was obviously too sick to do that, but I did allow myself a tiny, non-tiring fist pump at the fact there is now some acknowledgement that this sickness is more than just 'yuppie flu.'
Researchers found that those with the syndrome, which causes extreme tiredness that isn't allayed by rest, had a specific chemical signature in their blood - similar to that of hibernating animals.
The rest of the article is here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-f...way-from-me---what-its-really-like-to-suffer/