I was married to a man with ME for 14 years. He had a heart byepass and eventually died of cancer.I wish he were alive today to see the breakthrough of xmrv as he always felt doctors believed he was shamming. I myself have not felt 100/% over the last 3 years although I am 65 years old. I physically die off fairly quickly and have no energy. I have other symptoms that vary and the latest is an extremely dry mouth that I cannot swallow. My eyes get irritated also. Thinking that it is believed that the mrv can be transmitted through semon has me slightly worried amd I do not worry easy.