To be old, to be sick ... Sometimes I am both ... Sometimes I'm neither.
Some of this paradox is due to being 56 years old. In this day and age, that is neither young nor old. Or a bit ...
I work at home, which is ideal for me since I am recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I don't expend an hour or more of energy getting ready to face the world and get to work.
I have taken my place amongst the creatures of fabled lore -- the Loch Ness monster, the unicorn, the Yeti ... Yes, I am highly controversial and hotly disputed.
By
Jody Smith
HERWriter
on December 26, 2011 - 8:45pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The editors of the journal Science have retracted a controversial 2009 paper claiming to prove a link between a virus and chronic fatigue syndrome.
I've lived with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in one form or another for almost 20 years. I have had times when I was completely non-functional. I couldn't think a complete thought.
People who are ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are severely taxed in the energy department. Some have about enough energy to breathe and that's about it.