Thanks to “An ME Patient” for her review of “A Demon on My Life” “A Demon on my Life” is a play about a couple grappling with the effects of the wife’s ME. Written and directed by JB Bruno, it premiered on June 20th, with an encore...
“Barely slept last night after we announced funding for a £3.2m DNA study partnership that I Chair. Seven years+ of advocacy and lobbying final paid off.” Sonya Chowdhury, CEO of Action for ME – a leader in the effort When the Brits do it, sometimes...
“I had thought, it’s only about nine minutes of exercise, how much is going to change? A lot, as it turns out.” Dr. Mike Snyder – senior author of the study How much could nine minutes of an exercise bout change in your body? Probably not that much, Dr. Snyder...
“Therefore, in this study, we hypothesize that understanding cortisol patterns in both these syndromes may be a crucial factor in characterizing FMS and CFS.” The authors More than any other substance, cortisol demonstrates how integral a role the stress...
A demon on one’s life. What a ripe metaphor for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). A demon – a kind of slippery, malevolent, unearthly being – difficult to get one’s hands on. Difficult even to see… On one’s life. Not around...
