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Testimony: A Glimpse into Severe ME/CFS
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New Video: What is ME/CFS?
These Small Candles
Finding Grace When "Life is Hard"
Illness & Invisibility
What Dreams May Come  
A Personal Lesson in Humility
Wonders of Life
Treatments -- A Long List
Small Moments of Grace
"Have you tried (insert remedy here)?"

What I Miss Most
Eyes Wide Shut
A Room with a View
Magnitude of Time
 
Published Articles and Guest Blogs


Life Skills Magazine
11th edition (December 2010)
Bumper Edition: Christmas and M.E.
Article: Without a Sprinkle of Doubt
Includes an interview

Life Skills Magazine
5th edition (June 2010)
Article: Recognition and Reflection
(subscription required)


Becoming Visible 4ME
Featured Article: Laurel's Story
February 12, 2011


Bringing the Heat: An ME/CFS Blog
Guest Blog Post (September 2009)
A Personal Lesson in Humility




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I am currently bedridden with a very severe case of M.E. However, I remain hopeful of a full recovery, and still have many dreams for my future. To read my story, please see my first blog entry.

To view my video testimony, which was presented at an October 2009 government meeting on CFS in Washington D.C., click here.

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Blog Archive

  • ►  2012 (2)
    • ►  April (1)
      • In the Meantime...
    • ►  March (1)
      • In Memory of Emily
  • ►  2011 (12)
    • ►  November (1)
      • These Small Candles
    • ►  October (1)
      • Testimony: A Glimpse into Severe ME/CFS
    • ►  September (1)
      • New Reasons to Hope
    • ►  August (1)
      • Recognition and Reflection
    • ►  July (1)
      • Small Moments of Grace
    • ►  June (2)
      • ME/CFS Memorial
      • Compassion and the Power of Words
    • ►  May (1)
      • The Magnitude of Time
    • ►  April (1)
      • Make A Difference: Vote for the WPI
    • ►  February (2)
      • The Remaining Sunlight
      • Becoming Visible: Advocacy and Awareness
    • ►  January (1)
      • What Dreams May Come
  • ►  2010 (27)
    • ►  December (2)
      • New Video: What is ME/CFS?
      • Christmas and M.E.
    • ►  November (2)
      • Finding Grace When "Life is Hard"
      • Bird Song
    • ►  October (1)
      • Quotes: Finding Expression Through Others
    • ►  September (2)
      • My October 2010 CFSAC Testimony
      • Wonders of Life
    • ►  August (5)
      • The FDA/NIH CFS Paper Finally Published
      • Whittemore Peterson Institute: An Introduction
      • Hope
      • Wildlife Window
      • Primetime Live: CFS and the CDC
    • ►  July (3)
      • In Fifteen Years
      • Advocacy, Awareness, Fundraising and... Socks
      • XMRV: A Week In Review
    • ►  June (4)
      • Illness & Invisibility
      • Determined Spirits
      • What About ME?
      • As Time Goes By
    • ►  May (3)
      • May 12th: ME/CFS Awareness Day
      • Happiness & Other Tidbits
      • Eyes Wide Shut
    • ►  April (1)
      • Everybody Knows About Me
    • ►  March (2)
      • An Interview
      • A Room with a View
    • ►  February (2)
      • Treatments - A Long List
      • The F Word
  • ►  2009 (17)
    • ►  December (1)
      • Patience and Renewed Hope
    • ►  November (2)
      • Survivors
      • October 2009 CFSAC Meeting
    • ►  October (4)
      • What I Miss Most
      • CFS & XMRV on GMA
      • CFS Linked to Retrovirus XMRV
      • Update on Video Testimony
    • ►  September (3)
      • My CFS/CFSAC Video Testimony
      • A Visual Interpretation of my Poem
    • ►  August (3)
    • ►  July (3)
    • ►  May (1)

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To learn more about severe ME/CFS, visit:

  • Severe ME/CFS: A Guide to Living
  • Stonebird: The experience of Severe ME
  • The 25% Group
  • Voices from the Shadows: Movie Trailer

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