“However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.”’ – Stephen Hawking
The Myth of Secondary Gains
“There is an urban myth that patients with #MECFS benefit from secondary gains. Did you ever consider the negative side: isolation, lost social contacts, ruined career, ruined economy, severe symptoms around the clock—and deprecatory remarks about secondary gains! #MEAwarenessHour” Sten Helmfrid on Twitter
Fatigue is the Last Symptom to Heal
‘The two “never-ending symptoms of CFS” are fatigue and non-restorative sleep. Those two symptoms seem to resolve last when people recover from CFS.’ – Dr. Charles Lapp