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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.0478
EAN: 9780789008954
ISBN: 0789008955
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 270
Publication Date: November 02, 2000
Publisher: Routledge
Sales Rank: 437970
Studio: Routledge
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The first American anthology to contain stories from a diverse range of people with Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS), Stricken: Voices from the Hidden Epidemic of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome offers an intimate look at the political and social issues surrounding CFIDS, told by those who are living through this ordeal. This fascinating collection gives readers an inside perspective on this highly misunderstood epidemic.
Addressing several issues, such as why some doctors still do not believe CFIDS is real, how the disease is mocked in the media, myths about the illness, and the personal fight for medical or public recognition, this invaluable book reveals both the skepticism and hope that is felt by the growing number of CFIDS sufferers.
With contributions from Pulitzer-prize nominated writer Susan Griffin, renowned health writer and radio host Gary Null, well-known feminist activist Joan Nestle, and award-winning poet and essayist Floyd Skloot, Stricken is an eloquent testament to the heroism, defiance, and diversity of the CFIDS community.
"Fact-filled, heartwrenching, and sometimes hopeful. . . .A powerful eye-opener. . . .The single best book I've read that honestly and fully describes the CFIDS experience." - Joan S. Livingston, Massachusetts CFIDS Association
"A raw look at the personal stories of pain, isolation, and ultimately, heroism of the millions worldwide who suffer from this complex illness." - Vicki Carpman Walker, The CFIDS Association of America
"Munson educates the reader with her own informational narrative and through the personal accounts of persons with severe chronic fatigue syndrome. Provides a vehicle for the voices of patients in isolation - their struggles, despair, fears, and simple joys." - Katrina Berne, PhD, Clinical psychologist and author of Running on Empty: The Complete Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Thank you for your request of me to write a review of this book. Yet another book ordered on the 20th November 2007 that I have yet to receive. And today is Christmas Day!! Can hardly write a review when I do have the book yet. Can you find it in 'the system' for me? (Don't you just love 'the system'?). I look forward to your reply.
Merry Christmas
Philip Lawson (the presentless one!)
alias 'pdoff'
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I have been living with ME/CFIDS for a little over 4 years now, and when I was dx'd, I must have purchased atleast 30-40 books on the subject, because it was immediately clear to me that I was NOT going to learn from my drs! This book is SO ENLIGHTENING to all of us who suffer through our daily lives trying to "do the best that we can", which on most days for me, is to be able to stay out of bed for atleast 6 hrs/day. It showed me through reading everyone else's personal experiences that I AM NOT ... Read More
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This book was so powerful for me to read that i had to put it down several times and cry my eyes out. I currently live with fibromyalgia, and while i realize that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fibromyalgia are not the same illness, the experiences of the contributors mirrored my own very closely. Reading this book propelled me to a new awareness about the social and political climate for people living with chronic illness, and thrust me into a new level of commitment to fight with everything i have ... Read More
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It is beyond nice to know that I do not suffer alone. These are accounts of people who have or still have CFS or Fibromyalgia. Some stories tore at my heart. Particularily one story whose author wishes to someday ride her bicycle again, the same goal as mine. Other stories filled me with hope or new thoughts to look upon this grayness that is CFS.
Even if you don't have CFS, buy this. Trails of the mind and body are universal in many aspects. And if you have a loved one who has chronic ... Read More
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This collectin of essays all pertain to fibromyalgia, but each is different. There is personal stories mixed with medical information. It is a must for someone struggling with this illnes. It gave me the courage to tell those who love to say" You don't look sick!" that I don't care what they think. I am not going to pretend to feel well when I don't.
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