Category Archives: ME/CFS

[Update from Sept. 2018 here!] In two other posts, I summarize Dr. Willy Eriksen’s hypothesis for the cause of and cure for myalgic encephalomyelitis, aka chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and I interview Eriksen. Here I—a well-educated sufferer but no biologist or physician—consider this model in the light of other research and my own experience. In other words, I’m thinking about it in print. While I have questions and reservations, I think Eriksen might be right about some important aspects of ME/CFS. Continue reading →

On Sept. 17, 2010, I fell ill and, barring a medical miracle, will never fully recover. It took more than three years to get a diagnosis: “chronic neuroimmune dysfunction,” better known as chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis. Since it’s ME/CFS Awareness Day, I thought I’d share some basic information about this disease. Continue reading →