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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
Posted in CFS
Tagged centers for disease control and prevention, chronic fatigue syndrome, emerging infectious diseases, hillary johnson, human herpesvirus, public panic
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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
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged alan grayson, chronic fatigue syndrome, congregation ohev shalom, conversion to judaism, rabbi aaron, rabbi emeritus
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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
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Tagged auburn ca, chronic fatigue syndrome, flame wars, physical exertion, sierra community college, twenty one years
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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
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Tagged Alexander Technique, chronic fatigue syndrome, hovel, relapses, scary place, side mirror
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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
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Tagged Alexander Technique, chronic fatigue syndrome, clinical supervisor, private therapy, social interaction, stable source
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