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    help for CFS from abroad. no time, no income, no energy, no insurance, no help

    Although I'm not sure whether I get to choose, those are my thoughts exactly. As I don't have a "home" in the US, I would assume anywhere is a possibility. good to know about the homeless situation. Thanks for sharing :)
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    help for CFS from abroad. no time, no income, no energy, no insurance, no help

    okay, thanks for the clarification.
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    help for CFS from abroad. no time, no income, no energy, no insurance, no help

    yeah, someone else was saying the same thing. Thanks Gingergrrl :)
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    help for CFS from abroad. no time, no income, no energy, no insurance, no help

    wow, that's.. hmmm... as I don't have a "home" to go home to, if the embassy helps me get back, it would seem that anywhere in The US is a possibility. that being said, if disability benefits are based on where you live, I don't have the time or energy right now to research where I MIGHT be...
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    help for CFS from abroad. no time, no income, no energy, no insurance, no help

    yeah, that's what I'm getting at. It's great to hear that people trying to heal from ME/CFS do often get help from social services. But yeah, the time frame is what's hindering me. Most options people are giving me revolve around homelessness. This is like going from a tough situation to a...
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    help for CFS from abroad. no time, no income, no energy, no insurance, no help

    this is another interesting idea. Let me get back to you on this as I don't have any more computer time left today. thanks for your help :)
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    help for CFS from abroad. no time, no income, no energy, no insurance, no help

    thank you for that tidbit of information regarding an ME doctor in Japan. Although their clinic is too far to travel to, I did email them to see if they know of any doctors around Tokyo. That being said, I don't think I'll be in Japan much longer due to my health and visa situation. So...
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    help for CFS from abroad. no time, no income, no energy, no insurance, no help

    I've contacted the embassy and am waiting for their reply. As for disability and social services, these things all take time, their is a process and from what I understand CFS is not really recognized as a disease so there is a good possibility I would be denied even after the wait. I'm really...
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    help for CFS from abroad. no time, no income, no energy, no insurance, no help

    I'm in Japan and "home" although I don't have one, my home country would be The US thank you both for your replies
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    help for CFS from abroad. no time, no income, no energy, no insurance, no help

    I'll try to keep this as short as I can to help anyone interested in expressing their ideas. I have had CFS for 10 years. It happened just before going abroad. It has kept me from working enough to get back to my home country. I have been mostly dependent on girlfriends, savings and part-time...