Lives Interrupted: the Hidden Costs of Having a Neglected Illness

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Lives Interrupted seeks to illuminate the economic and other costs of having diseases like chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), post-treatment Lyme disease, and long COVID. These diseases affect millions, typically receive little research funding, and, as a consequence have few good treatments available. Find out more about Lives Interrupted here.

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Lives Interrupted Latest Story

Nursing Myself

Alison Wiltbank

Ocala, United States

Former occupation: Part time RN

Total Economic Losses:

$382,347

Lives Interrupted Stats

Number of Stories: 34

Years of Work Lost: 248

Average Total Economic Losses:

$774,771

Total Economic Losses:

$20,144,046

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