Category Archives: q&a

An old friend asked me recently, “I still don’t really know the depths of how bad you can feel. What are most days like?” Here’s my answer. Maybe this will give you some insight: Most of the time I lie … Continue reading →

This question & answer moved over from my formspring account. This question was  originally asked in December 2010. If you woke up one morning to find yourself miraculously healed, what would you do? The first thing I’d do would be … Continue reading →

This question & answer moved over from my formspring account. This question was  originally asked in September 2010. Do you know how you got it, if it is a retrovirus? If it’s too personal for you to discuss it, say … Continue reading →

This question & answer moved over from my formspring account. This question was  originally asked in September 2010. Now that there’s a (somewhat) official name, what is happening with treatment? There’s already been some in vitro testing in which AZT … Continue reading →

This question & answer moved over from my formspring account. What are the differences between CFS (or GRV?) and fibromyalgia? I’m not an expert on this; I have ME/CFS, but not fibro, so I’ve read far less about the latter. … Continue reading →

This question & answer moved over from my formspring account. So what’s the alphabet soup of your disease about? There are a lot of names. There are. Let’s work backward, shall we? The most recent positive paper (Alter/Lo) found the … Continue reading →