Managing ME/CFS: A guide for young people

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Managing ME/CFS: A guide for young people
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Author Rosamund Vallings
Country New Zealand
Language English
Subject Patient guide
Genre Medical
Publisher Calico Publishing Ltd
Publication date
2015
Media type print & digital
Pages 121
ISBN 978-1877429149

Managing ME/CFS: A guide for young people is a book by New Zealander Dr. Rosamund Vallings.

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(This synopsis was provided by the publisher for promotional purposes. For book reviews, please see Links section below.)

Any young person who has just been diagnosed with ME or CFS (that’s Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) will find a sympathetic voice in this book. Dr Vallings is a very experienced medical doctor and she has spent much of her career helping people with ME/CFS. She explains this complicated illness in a way that is easy to understand.

  • Full of great suggestions for managing everyday tasks.
  • Tips for working through the ups and downs of the illness.
  • Ways to create the best chance of recovery.
  • Includes stories from young people who are managing this illness.

Dr Vallings’ message to young people is to learn as much as you can about ME/CFS and to actively take charge of your health. As she says, ‘Only you know how you really feel.’

Anyone caring for a young person with ME/CFS will also find this book useful.

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