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  1. ritasheart

    In Memory of Leslie Masland

    I appreciate that, Ysabelle. I have found out that Leslie and I had a mutual friend I had not know about until her death, and we have been able to share our grief over losing her in our lives and her own life being cut too short. I don't remember the year, now, that she got ME/CFS, but it was...
  2. ritasheart

    In Memory of Leslie Masland

    Leslie is now at peace and released from suffering from severe Type 1 diabetes and ME/CFS. Leslie never married and her family was not supportive of her battle with ME/CFS. The last two years, I felt her slipping away, and when she didn't reply to an email from me this past June, I was afraid...
  3. ritasheart

    Headache & Dizziness/Vertigo for Months

    Elizabeth, I am so sorry about what you are going through. I had a bad fall and concussion in 2013, and I had a lot of symptoms that overlapped with CFS but different as well. I found myself to a "T" in mild TBI articles like the one below. I wish I had something that helped me, but it was only...
  4. ritasheart

    In Memory of Cornelia Faust

    I just learned that, Cornelia Faust, founder of the ME/CFS support group in Nashville, Tennessee, passed away two weeks ago. What a gentle soul, and this group was a tremendous help to so many. RIP Cornelia: "She was a founder of the Chronic Fatigue Support Group in Nashville and gave many...