Cytokines “… may be “bad” when their expression causes inflammatory diseases, such as the role of tumor necrosis factor α in rheumatoid arthritis or asthma and Crohn’s disease.” –PubMed.gov
Saint Catherine of Sienna
Saint Catherine of Sienna on Etsy
“Hope” Is the Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard – And sore must be the storm – That could abash the little Bird That kept so many …
There Is A Sacredness In Tears
Washington Irving Quotes There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
Fix the Underlying Condition Before You Exercise
“…it’s not that exercise is a bad thing, obviously you’re going to have to recondition, but before one can recondition you have to fix the underlying problem that makes exercise cause you to crash.” -Dr. Nancy Klimas, 2021
Calling It Fatigue Is like Calling An Atomic Bomb A Match
“Fatigue is what we experience, but it is what a match is to an atomic bomb.” -Laura Hillenbrand, author of “Seabisquet”
PWC Respond to Emotional Stresses As If They Were Physical Exercertion
“Persons with CFS/FM respond to emotional stresses as if they were physical exertion. In other words, emotional stresses like deadlines, emergencies, and confrontation sap away physical energy. Anger and bitterness are emotional drains that sap away physical energy also. Identify such stresses in your life, and do whatever possible to eliminate them. As one sage …
Prescribing GET Is Irresponsible
“A doctor prescribing graded exercise therapy for this illness (ME/CFS) would be as irresponsible as a doctor prescribing gradually larger doses of sugar for a diabetic.” –Nita
Out of Suffering
The image reads…. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Khalil Gibran
Fraud in Disability Less Than 1%
“The disability insurance program, which is part of Social Security, has come under scrutiny after two media reports last year that focused on rising enrollment and implied that it was at least partly due to fraud. But the reality is different: fraud in disability programs is estimated to amount to less than 1 percent and …