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Tag Archives: chronic fatigue syndrome
Denying Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Hillary Johnson writes in the New York Times: The illness became famous after an outbreak in 1984 around Lake Tahoe, in Nevada. Several hundred patients developed flu-like symptoms like fever, sore throat and headaches that led to neurological problems, including … Continue reading
My Rabbi Does Good
The first rabbi I became close to was Rabbi Aaron Rubinger of Congregation Ohev Shalom in Orlando, Florida. I moved to Orlando in August 1993, shortly after my initial conversion to Judaism earlier that year through a Reform rabbi in … Continue reading
The Crisis
I sat around tonight with a friend and did writing exercises. Here’s mine: Was there an unexpected event that forced you into a crisis? In February of 1988, I woke up one morning to the biggest crisis of my life. … Continue reading
A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Relapse
My CFS makes the outside world a frequently scary place because I am just not strong enough, much of the time, to tackle it. Despite all my yoga and Alexander Technique and healthy eating and meditation and therapy, I’ve been … Continue reading
I Did My Therapy Today In Front Of Six Interns
I left my Alexander Technique class 15 minutes early today so I could get to my therapy at 12:45 pm. My therapist and I entered a room I had not been in before. We sat in front of a mirror. … Continue reading
What If Sanskrit Prayers Are The Most Powerful?
I prayed to Jesus Christ for about 20 years and it did jack for me. I was still a virgin. The Dallas Cowboys did not win a superbowl after 1978 until 1992. I was alone. I was deformed morally and … Continue reading
Interview With San Francisco Sports Columnist Lowell Cohn
When I was covering the San Francisco 49ers and other stuff for KAHI/KHYL radio from 1985-1987, I loved to read Lowell Cohn‘s column on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle sports section. I thought Cohn the greatest writer … Continue reading
My Struggle With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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The First Energy Supplement That Works
My greatest struggle over the past 20 years has been with fatigue. After spending 1988 in the dark about my problem, I eventually got a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Though it has waxed and waned in intensity (it was … Continue reading
Phoney Baloney Adventists
I spent the years 1988-1994 in bed. No, I wasn’t having sex most of that time. Nor was I studying Torah. I was sick. I was so sick, I was so devastated by headaches, I couldn’t even listen to music, … Continue reading