Beth French

Beth French was captain of most of her sports teams when she became ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis at age 10. By the age of 17, Beth found she could not get out of bed one morning, and needed to use a wheelchair for a time.

Uncertainty over diagnosis
Beth French first became ill in 1988, at age of just 10 years old, and she spent many of her childhood and teenage years without a diagnosis, and unable to make sense of the illness. She was finally given "a tenuous diagnosis of ME- myalgic encephalomyelitis" after changing to a new doctor at around 17, and she was advised to rest.

Ocean swimming
After being diagnosed, Beth French fully recovered, began ocean swimming and has never relapsed. Beth French swam the English Channel in 2012, she had been recovered from ME for around 15 years, without any relapses.

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