Brynmor John
Brynmor John was a British politician and member of parliament (MP). He suffered from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and died as he left the House of Commons gym in 1988 at the age of 54, after having been advised to exercise his way through the illness.[1][2][3]
Professor Malcolm Hooper wrote about his death:
"On 13th December 1988 Brynmor John MP died from ME/CFS. His experience of the illness was all too familiar:
'Though there is only a slight gradient from our house to the main road, it could have been the North face of the Eiger. I just could not get up it.'
— Magical Medicine: How to make a disease disappear (2010)
He found himself unable to dress; the slightest exertion exhausted him and it took days to regain his strength. He was irritated by the profusion of psychiatric comment and was trying to ensure better understanding of ME/CFS (Perspectives, Summer 1991:28‐30). Brynmor John suddenly collapsed and died as he was leaving the UK Parliament's House of Commons gym after having been advised to exercise back to fitness."[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hooper, Malcolm; Williams, Margaret (Spring 2010). "Magical Medicine: How to make a disease disappear" (PDF). Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ↑ "Parliamentary business". May 12, 1999.
- ↑ Twisk, F.N.M.; Maes, M. (2009). "A review on cognitive behavorial therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET) in myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) / chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): CBT/GET is not only ineffective and not evidence-based, but also potentially harmful for many patients with ME/CFS". Neuro Endocrinol Letters. 30 (3): 284–299. PMID 19855350.
