Finch
Down With the Sickness
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Thank you Dr. Donnica!
Dr. Donnica,
Thank you so much for joining us here. You've been a hero to me since your first Good Morning America CFS interview. Now we know that you're also a real person and that you have real personal connections to this illness. The fact that you're willing to share with us and listen to our ideas is extremely touching to me. I'm sure you know that most of us feel a disconnect from the rest of the world due to our illness and the invisibility of it (or of us, if we're among the most severely affected) to most everyone else in our lives.
I'm saddened to hear of your son's recent "crash." I hope this one is brief. How amazing is it that he obtained a perfect score on the math SAT while dealing with CFS? Hooray for him! He must have had to work very hard just to be able to sit for the test. I know the toll it took on me, and I was healthy at that age.
It sounds as though the outcry of many here has actually been heard by the Dr. Oz show. I know you were suggested by several people as a good choice as a guest for a CFS segment. Here's hoping you have a chance to get your important points across in that venue. If anyone can do it, I know it will be you.
In addition to all the very important suggestions so far, I'd like to add that the notion that CFS is a woman's disease now needs to be put to rest. You know better than anyone that is simply not the case. Even if more women are affected than men, there are obviously a lot of men right here on this forum who have CFS. From the little I've seen of the Dr. Oz show, it does seem to be a women's show, and he's playing to that audience. They need to know their fathers, husbands, brothers or sons can become ill with CFS as well.
Once again, thank you for taking this on for us, and thank you for coming here to talk with us. This is a great bunch of people, and you can find support and understanding here. Your presence and your efforts are much appreciated.
Regards,
Finch
Dr. Donnica,
Thank you so much for joining us here. You've been a hero to me since your first Good Morning America CFS interview. Now we know that you're also a real person and that you have real personal connections to this illness. The fact that you're willing to share with us and listen to our ideas is extremely touching to me. I'm sure you know that most of us feel a disconnect from the rest of the world due to our illness and the invisibility of it (or of us, if we're among the most severely affected) to most everyone else in our lives.
I'm saddened to hear of your son's recent "crash." I hope this one is brief. How amazing is it that he obtained a perfect score on the math SAT while dealing with CFS? Hooray for him! He must have had to work very hard just to be able to sit for the test. I know the toll it took on me, and I was healthy at that age.
It sounds as though the outcry of many here has actually been heard by the Dr. Oz show. I know you were suggested by several people as a good choice as a guest for a CFS segment. Here's hoping you have a chance to get your important points across in that venue. If anyone can do it, I know it will be you.
In addition to all the very important suggestions so far, I'd like to add that the notion that CFS is a woman's disease now needs to be put to rest. You know better than anyone that is simply not the case. Even if more women are affected than men, there are obviously a lot of men right here on this forum who have CFS. From the little I've seen of the Dr. Oz show, it does seem to be a women's show, and he's playing to that audience. They need to know their fathers, husbands, brothers or sons can become ill with CFS as well.
Once again, thank you for taking this on for us, and thank you for coming here to talk with us. This is a great bunch of people, and you can find support and understanding here. Your presence and your efforts are much appreciated.
Regards,
Finch