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Tag Archives: how it began
On One Decade In
Note: This entry is pretty much one big whine. When you’ve been sick for ten years, you get a coupon in the mail that entitles you to one 1800-word whine. I usually try to be at least somewhat upbeat and hopeful on … Continue reading
Posted in ME/CFS
Tagged crash, diagnosis, fresno, how it began, negative, sickiversary, whine
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A Crash Course in Healthcare
I’ve written before about the series of events that ended in me falling ill, but one thing I haven’t told you about is the transition after that – the transition from being a healthy person to being a chronicially ill … Continue reading
Posted in Life Before, ME/CFS
Tagged Chimp, diagnosis, how it began, how to be ill, subacute thyroiditis
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How it Began – Part IV: The Crash and The Aftermath
This is the final entry in my ME/CFS “origin story.” Here are Part I, Part II, and Part III. We arrived back in California on Thursday night. I had already planned to take Friday off to recuperate from the trip. Saturday, May … Continue reading
How it Began – Part III: Chicago Once Again
This is the third entry in my ME/CFS “origin story.” Here are Part I, Part II, and Part IV. Seven months into my marketing job at the California Tree Fruit Agreement, I was headed to Chicago for the second time in two … Continue reading
How It Began – Part II: Chicago
This is the second entry in my ME/CFS “origin story.” Here are Part I, Part III, and Part IV. The rest of the winter of 2003-4 passed uneventfully. Come spring, I was in Chicago for the Food Marketing Institute trade show for work … Continue reading
How it Began – Part I: The Flu Shot
This is the first entry in my ME/CFS “origin story.” Here are Part II, Part III, and Part IV. You say you want to spend the winter in Firenze You’re so afraid to catch a dose of influenza You live your life like … Continue reading
No Poster Girl 