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Living with Chronic Illness and Pain is like Having a Baby

CureMyWife.com — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:57:17 +0000

Those of us who have been blessed enough to have children know the complete joy that one has for them. The unbridled love we have for these crazy offspring seems to defy logic to the point that we would actually throw ourselves in front of a herd of stampeding water buffalo to protect them. The [...]

The Best Darn CFS, Fibromyalgia and Adrenal Fatigue Ebook!

CureMyWife.com — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:00:44 +0000

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I Have Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but it Doesn’t Have Me! A Memoir: Six Steps for Reversing FMS/ CFS

CureMyWife.com — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:03:54 +0000

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How Badly Does It Hurt? Research Examines the Biomedical Diagnosis of Pain for lupus, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome

CureMyWife.com — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:53:01 +0000

Is the science of diagnosing pain causing a number of pain sufferers to defend their honor? Research out of the University of Cincinnati is examining the diagnosis of pain that evades scientific testing, and the additional emotional suffering that can result for the patient.

The research by Elizabeth Sweeney, a doctoral candidate in UC’s Department [...]

Chronic fatigue may be triggered by virus

CureMyWife.com — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:56:34 +0000

When the journal Science published an attention-grabbing study last fall linking chronic fatigue syndrome to a recently discovered retrovirus, many experts remained skeptical — especially after four other studies found no such association.

Now a second research team has reported a link between the fatigue syndrome and the same class of virus, a category known [...]

You Know You Have a Chronic Illness When…

CureMyWife.com — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:51:04 +0000

Let’s face it. . . chronic illness can have its humorous moments if we look for them. Feel free to add yours below in the comments. We’d love to giggle along with you! [...]

Virus discovery called breakthrough in fight against chronic fatigue syndrome

CureMyWife.com — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:31:47 +0000

Traces of a retrovirus similar to HIV are found in most patients with this mysterious disorder – chronic fatigue syndrome. It could be an opportunistic virus, but researchers want further testing to see if it actually causes the syndrome.

In what may prove to be the first significant major breakthrough in the fight against chronic [...]

What is Fibromyalgia?

CureMyWife.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:51:39 +0000

Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness that causes immense physical pain and debilitating fatigue for those diagnosed with it. Classified as a syndrome, fibromyalgia is not a disease and is not contagious. Instead, it is a condition that causes many different symptoms that affect all systems throughout the body. Fibromyalgia plagues up to 5% of the [...]

Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Naturally

CureMyWife.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:10:36 +0000

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) can be described as a feeling of overwhelming fatigue that's not relieved by rest nor any other common treatments. People with chronic fatigue syndrome will or have experienced the symptoms listed below for at least six months: * Impaired short term memory or impaired ability to concentrate, which significantly impacts day to day activities * Sore throat * Tender lymph nodes under the arms or in the neck * Muscle pain * Pain in multiple joints, but with no joint swelling or redness * Headache * Waking without feeling refreshed * A general feeling of malaise following physical activity. This feeling of malaise lasts for longer than 24 hours [...]