Faces of Chronic Fatigue
By Marilyn Mackenzie
Those who suffer with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome look just like your mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, friend, neighbor. In fact, they could BE any one of those (or combinations).
Photographer George Lange captured the strength and courage of 8 CFS patients and 2 health care professionals who are experts on the illness in a photo exhibit called "The Faces of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome".
This photo exhibit will travel the U.S. Hopefully, when it comes to a city near you, you'll be able to visit the display.
Here's the schedule for 2008:
Portland, OR Feb. 4-11, 2008
Phoenix, AZ Mar. 6-10, 2008
Tampa, FL Apr. 21-28, 2008
San Antonio, TX May 16-22, 2008
Baltimore, MD June 23-29, 2008
Mentor, OH July 17-21, 2008
Tacoma, WA August 14-18, 2008
Oklahoma, OK Sept. 4-8, 2008
Macon, GA Sept.22-29, 2008
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Comments: 18
Just what is a 'touch'? I always though you had it or not.
I'm thoroughly exhausted, day and night, yet I function fairly normally - work 45-50 hrs. per week, clean house, cook, do laundry, spend time with grandkids, enjoy my husband, etc.
I just do it all through a fog...one I've kind of gotten used to.
I guess really bad CFS interferes with daily activities, right?
For me, having CFS is much like the FMS I have. The fatigue is always there, always fighting for control. Sometimes I have to let it win. Sometimes I feel like I could sleep for days, and probably could.
My hubby is no longer surprised when I say, "I'm shutting down" and I crawl into bed with whatever I'm wearing and am asleep within 10 minutes at most. It did surprise us both last year when I announced that to him in the midst of a room of about 30 people who were were watching football and screaming and yelling like football fans do. I slept for the rest of the game, sitting in a chair with my head on the table in front of me.
I do always have a warning that I have put off relaxing or sleeping for too long.