“I thought having a chronic illness would make my life detour in ways I didn't want to accept, but I've learnt that have a chronic illness made the only detours that are worth the growth.” HopeCourageWise WordsAdversityQuoteIllnessQuote Of The DayDisabilityStrength QuotesChronic IllnessCrps WarriorInvisible Illness QuotesRehabiliskate Quote Author:Nikki Rowe
“The most important limitation of [clinical] guidelines is that the recommendations may be wrong... Practices that are sub-optimal from the patient’s perspective may be recommended to help control costs, serve societal needs, or protect special interests (those of doctors…or politicians, for example).” CfsChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe CfsNhsCfs MeCost CuttingInvisible Illness QuotesIllness StigmaNice GuidelinesSocietal Control Author:Steven H. Woolf
“hierarchies of diseases exist among patients and healthcare professionals...and when it comes to hierarchies of illness, evidence shows that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) /myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), features at the bottommost end of the medical “favoured” list” StigmaChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe CfsInvisible IllnessInvisible Illness StigmaInvisible Illness Quotes Author:Charlotte Blease
“The new name 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome' is far too benign. It trivialises. How seriously would you take something called 'Chronic Thirst Syndrome'? And yet, diabetes is a very serious condition. 'Disabling Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome' does a bit better; while more research should allow something more specific. (Thompson, 1992:27)” CfsChronic Fatigue SyndromeMe CfsMe Cfs QuotesInvisible Illness StigmaInvisible Illness QuotesBiopsychosocial Book:Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Source: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
“(The blood vessels) must be constricted so tight in the brain that little blood gets through. Perhaps it is one of the hormones that constricts blood vessels. Perhaps an infection of the blood vessels. Perhaps it is an excessive sensitivity of the blood vessels to adrenaline….CFS is a devastating physiologic process that undermines the body’s energy and the brain’s cognitive ability….CFS is not…an illness behaviour for lazy people. The consequences of this illness weigh heavily not only on the victim, but also on family, community and society.” CfsChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe CfsInvisible Illness QuotesIllness Stigma Book:Faces of CFS Source: Faces of CFS