Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Information and Support for those suffering with the horrible condition. In honor of my sister who struggles with this disease.

1. The Chronic Illness Report 4/11/2012 [Edition 1, Volume 1]
THE FATIGUE REPORT
A SISTER’S LOVE
Watching Someone You love Battle CFS/M.E
My sister has CFS/M.E. She is about 14 years old. I’m think it is an excuse to be lazy. And it’s not. Watching
not exactly her “real” sister per se. But we are so close my sister struggling with it, I can see that it is almost as
that we may as well be sisters. She comes to me for debilitating as Cancer or some other serious diseases.
everything, and we talk every day and all the time. She Anyone who wants to say otherwise should either live
used to dance and be a very social girl. She still is social with the disease for a day or get to know someone with
but she doesn’t have the energy to dance… I never the disease.
really knew what it was like to have a *normal* life
I have Fibromyalgia and that is similar to CFS/M.E.
They are almost like twins or cousins. Well, they are
“WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER…” relatives or something like that. That’s what I know.
They have similar symptoms and sometimes a person
because well…I was sick for much of my life. with CFS/M.E can have Fibromyalgia too and vice
versa! Weird, huh?
We both go through a lot so we stick together like glue.
Nothing and I mean nothing will separate us. I have faith that there will be a cure for M.E in the
future. There is a problem getting education out and
CFS/M.E is a Neuroimmune disease that affects the research for this disease. But I have faith that things will
muscles and the spinal cord. It causes fatigue, confusion, improve and get better.
word misplacement, malaise, joint pain (without
swelling), and myalgia, fatigue that isn’t bettered by rest Fibromyalgia, CFS/M.E… We’re all in this
and is worsened by exercise. TOGETHER!!!!
It’s a disease that is often mocked by many people.
Mostly because people often don’t understand it! They
THINGS TO REMEMBER
You’re not alone. Other people are going through what you are going through. Don’t give up. If you give up
before you try you’ll never get to enjoy your life. Remember that there are things in life that are worth
fighting for. Those are important things to remember. You are important. You deserve to live. You deserve
to fight.

2. CONTRIBUTION
Why I Raise Awareness for CFS/M.E
I raise awareness for CFS/M.E because of my sister and Or if you have both?
because it bares resemblance to Fibromyalgia.
It’s so hard to know! I would like to know actually!!! I
Actually… It’s scary how much resemblance it bares to
guess I want to know why they are so similar. But you
Fibromyalgia. At one point I actually thought I had
know what? That probably will be figured out sometime
CFS/M.E. But of course my doctor told me I didn’t.
in the future by all the researchers.
She said that those “symptoms” I was experiencing: the
ones I had mentioned above…they were just caused by All I know is that I am going to continue to help people.
my Fibromyalgia. I feel like that is my purpose and I like doing it. It makes
me smile. And anything that makes me smile is worth it.
I didn’t have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
So how do you know which one you have?