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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Michelle Greenlee


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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

The Value of Support Part 3

Interview with Matthew Hogg of www.ei-resource.org covering important aspects of support. Tips for beginning a group, and ways to get started after joining a group.

The Value of Support Part 2

This is the second in a series of articles about the value that can be found in support groups for patients of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

The Value of Support Part 1

Support groups can affect the way you deal with your illness, newly diagnosed, or long-term sufferer. I interviewed two webmasters with this in mind. Both are Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. This is a multi-part article.

Mind Matters

What is the mind-body connection in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Our daily lives affect our minds and our ability to ward off illness. There is a connection between stress and CFS.

As Planned

What happens when life throws you a proverbial curve ball? One woman chose to make her life different than she planned when her health brought her to no other solution.

What is Fibromyalgia?

A basic overview of what is Fibromylagia. Includes a list of characteristics by The American College of Rheumatology.

Tips for daily living

For those living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, limitations on daily routines are imposed by these illnesses. Simple tasks to healthy persons can cause great fatigue for those with CFS and FMS. Here are some tips to help pace yourself and minimize wasted energy.

CFS & amp; Pregnancy: Before you try to conceive

Women who are healthy and become pregnant, go through normal anxieties during pregnancy and child raising. For those with CFS, the anxiety of uncertainties increases when worries of the effects of CFS and pregnancy on both the mother’s and unborn baby’s health. There is little medical research on CFS and pregnancy, ...

Finding Purpose in Your Illness

Without suffering, transformation could not occur. As you explore for answers to your own spiritual questions, consider how Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has served in your life.

Surviving the Holidays

For those living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), the holidays does not have the same meaning as it once did. For most with CFS, this illness does not allow you to do things that you once were able to or want to do.

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Using the Borrow Option on Topic Pages (2 msgs)

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Mind Matters (7 msgs)

As Planned (6 msgs)

What are Challenges You've Faced and Overcome? (1 msgs)