Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Coverage of CFIDS in mainstream media is truly a mixed bag....
From Facebook. Be sure to view the video in addition to reading the story:
Panel Pushes for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Name Change
On the one hand, I'm glad ABC is mentioning CFIDS at all, and I do agree that it needs to be referred to something that indicates it is an ailment, not simply garden variety tiredness. But the video ticks me off! The woman featured claims she is "cured" after just a year and a half and is back to doing half-triathlons. While it is wonderful that she is no longer sick, CFIDS is NOT curable, so she never really had it and probably just needed a break from over-training. And SHAME on ABC for disguising a sales pitch for a workout program as an interview about CFIDS.
Panel Pushes for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Name Change
On the one hand, I'm glad ABC is mentioning CFIDS at all, and I do agree that it needs to be referred to something that indicates it is an ailment, not simply garden variety tiredness. But the video ticks me off! The woman featured claims she is "cured" after just a year and a half and is back to doing half-triathlons. While it is wonderful that she is no longer sick, CFIDS is NOT curable, so she never really had it and probably just needed a break from over-training. And SHAME on ABC for disguising a sales pitch for a workout program as an interview about CFIDS.
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