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==== ME should not be a condemnation of [[disability]] ==== Another controversial intervention by Van Houdenhove occurred at the turning of the millennium when Belgian ME/CFS patients, through lobbying and protests, just about managed to have their disease recognized by the government. At the time, Van Houdenhove published an article, cautioning about these developments.<ref name=":3" /> Though he stressed that the โillnessโ of these patients (by which he means the subjective feeling of being sick) should always be respected by physicians and society, recognition of an official disease and disability is a more complicated matter. He published an opinion piece in the Belgian newspaper, De Standaard, stating: <blockquote> "Recognition of the authentic feeling of illness and inability of the CFS patient certainly does not have to result in long-term or permanent disability. After all, in many cases the GP can intervene in a timely and adequate manner in order to prevent the patient from falling into a downward spiral."<ref>Van Houdenhove B. (1998 October 25). Chronischvermoeidheidssyndroom erkennen? De Standaard. Retrieved from: http://www.gopress.be/Public/bibnet-article.php?issueDate=1999-10-25&publicationId=2&articleOriginalId=destandaardvumcuscusds25101999-00000&language=dut</ref> </blockquote> According to Van Houdenhove "labels such as CFS and ME should be used in a constructive way, not as a condemnation of disability, but as a point of departure for realistic and pragmatic help."<ref name=":2" />
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