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Pacing & Handling Daily Activities With Chronic Illness
A major problem many people with chronic illness seem to have is trying to find a balance and learn how to pace themselves with chores and daily activities. I'm guilty of this too because when I feel good, I want to go, … [Read More...]
Weekly Posts From IC Disease: 1/11/09
Please enjoy these posts from the past week on IC Disease. Current Clinical Trials for IC Disease Here is a list of current clinical trials that are recruiting patients with IC Disease. If you are interested in taking … [Read More...]
ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Around the Web
Does A Virus Cause ME? The front page of today’s Independent asks whether scientists have found the cause of ME (myalgic encephalitis), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The newspaper reported that researchers have found a “strong link” with a retrovirus called XMRV. This study compared blood samples from 101 CFS patients with samples […]
FIbromyalgia
Exercise Testing Reveals Abnormalities in ME/CFS
Source: CFIDS.org To gain a better understanding of the pathophysiology of CFS, a research team funded by the CFIDS Association and led by Dr. Mark VanNess and Dr. Christopher Snell from the University of the Pacific is … Read More
Post-SARS CFS-Like Syndrome
In 2003, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) spread from southeast Asia to North America causing a public health panic and many deaths. Fever, cough, muscle pain and air hunger were the primary presenting symptoms, and many people who did not die from the acute infection failed to recover. There has been little long-term follow-up of […]
Coping Corner
How Our Children Respond to CFS & Fibro Flares
Children are very observant and they notice every single thing. They know when something is not right and they know when we are not well. They can sense it whether we try to fake it or not. My son always knows even when … Read More