May 12th was chosen in memory of Florence Nightingale’s birthday which was May 12th, 1820. After returning from the Crimean War ill with what was thought to be ME/CFS like symptoms, she was bedridden for almost ten years. She still managed to continue her work through writing over 200 books and articles and wrote the [...]
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Is holding a patient support meeting and public forum at the Liben Theater and Foyer, Foothills Hospital, Calgary from 12 pm –5:00 pm on June 14, 2008 to inform the general public about digestive motility diseases. The ME/FM Society of Alberta will be hosting a table with information available. When gastrointestinal (GI) function is compromised, patients [...]
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Recommended Reading Material 1. Canadian Consensus Documents Overview ME/CFS & FM 2. From Fatigued To Fantastic, Author Jacob Teitlebaum, MD 3. Living Well With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, Author Mary J. Shomon 4. Cellular Hypoxia and Neuro-Immune Fatigue, Author David S. Bell, MD
Sunday, May 11, 2008
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
About five years ago our son who was 17 at the time, came down with mononucleosis, an illness common in his age group and one that his doctor assured us would be gone in 4 to 6 weeks. He was graduating from high school and looking forward to starting university in the fall. An honours student, [...]
Saturday, May 10, 2008
I used to be a very active, capable person. I loved physical activity, skiing, windsurfing. I worked full time as a chemist; teaching and supervising research studies at University. That is until I reached my mid-thirties. After three surgeries in three years and the birth of my second child I began to suffer from an undiagnosed [...]
Saturday, May 10, 2008
By Danielle This may sound simple to those that are healthy, it just becomes a part of the minutes that make up for a very busy day. For those of us that suffer from ME/FM when getting out of bed can be the biggest accomplishment in a week, the simple stuff matters. At the age of [...]
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Here is a list of valuable web resources and links regarding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Fibromyalgia that we have compiled.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
CFS and AGING - by Pamela Young, Director of Publications at CDIFS Women with CFS produce less morning Cortisol - CFIDS Chronicle, Winter 2008 Autonomically Speaking - By Cort Johnson, Guest Contributor, CFIDS Chronicle, Winter 2008 Alternative to Exercise: A Patient\’s Perspective - By Sabine Miller, Guest Contributor, CFIDS Chronicle, Winter 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
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