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[[File:Amy Peterson.png|right|Source:minnesotaconnected.com]] '''Amy Peterson''' (born 29 November 1971) is an American short track speed skater. She has competed in five consective Olympic games from 1988-2002. ==Illness== After competing in the 1994 Winter Olympics, Peterson became ill with [[mononucleosis]]. Within a year she was diagnosed with [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (CFS). She cut back on all her activities, including her part-time job and college studies in an attempt to continue training. She managed to continue, although inconsistently - some days having to cut back on training and others having to retire to bed. After two years of illness, she recovered, and qualified to compete in the 1998 Olympics.<ref>{{citation | last = Montero | first = Roberto Patarca | date = 28 Dec 1999 | title = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Advances in Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Basic Science Research; What Does the Research Say? | url = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s5NBqI0f-gsC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=%22amy+peterson%22+%22chronic+fatigue+syndrome%22&source=bl&ots=YjjwD-Qxbv&sig=sIaUVF-cBwPcw9vA8zfHc_g5lfg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0l4yP-JbQAhVhF8AKHfoWAn4Q6AEIQzAH#v=onepage&q=%22amy%20peterson%22%20%22chronic%20fatigue%20syndrome%22&f=false | publisher = CRC Press | page=14-15 |isbn=9780789006974}}</ref> In 2002, however, Peterson reported that she was still struggling with symptoms of [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]], including [[Chronic fatigue (symptom)|chronic fatigue]], [[headache]]s, and [[brain fog]].<ref>[http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=8195 ProHealth - Amy Peterson: A PWC (Person with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) at the Olympics]</ref> Her performance had been in decline since she became ill and in 2005 she failed to qualify in her last bid for the Olympic games.<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/17/sports/othersports/davis-falls-short-in-push-for-the-shorttrack-team.html | title = Davis Falls Short in Push for the Short-Track Team | last = Zinser | first = Lynn | date = 2005-12-17|work=The New York Times | access-date = 2021-11-21|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ==Learn more== *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Peterson Wikipedia - Amy Peterson] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:American famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]]
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