Chronic Fatigue In The News
A Canadian Newspaper, the Vancouver Sun has published an article on Chronic Fatigue, raising more awareness.
It profiles a young lady who became sick at the age of 15. She is much worse that I ever was (I recommend the read, it will make your day seem much better!).
The interesting thing about the article, is that they quote some statistics:
Lidstone is among an estimated 341,126 Canadians with the condition, according to a Statistics Canada community health survey conducted in 2003.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States suggests only 20 per cent of the 4 million Americans with the disorder have been properly diagnosed. There’s a debate on symptoms, and even the name is controversial.
But it’s more than just feeling tired, said Alison Bested, who treats hundreds of affected adult patients at her Toronto office…
It’s great to see some exposure which will help boost people’s understanding.
Filed under: chronic fatigue
“It’s tough losing the hope that magically it will get better.”
Ain’t that the truth!