Whitney Dafoe

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Whitney before becoming ill with ME

Whitney Dafoe is the son of Dr. Ronald Davis and Dr. Janet Dafoe and is severely affected by myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

Prior to becoming very severely ill, Dafoe was an adventurer who loved photography and traveled extensively. His journeys took him to all 50 states, India, Nepal, and Ecuador.[1]

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Whitney has a very severe form of ME. He can no longer speak nor handle contact with anyone but his parents due to visual dysfunction

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  1. http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2016spring/the-puzzle-solver.html
  2. Dafoe, Whitney (July 10, 2015). "Invisible Illness - Stories of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". YouTube. Palo Alto Online. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. Tucker, Miriam (October 5, 2015). "With his son terribly ill, a top scientist takes on chronic fatigue syndrome". Washington Post. Retrieved October 13, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. "Scientist dad searches for cure for sick son, Newshour - BBC World Service". BBC. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. Tucker, Miriam (November 4, 2015). "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Gains Funding, And Controversy". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved October 13, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. White, Tracie (2016). "The puzzle solver". Stanford Medicine. Retrieved October 13, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. "Therein Lies your Calling • Stephanie Land". Stephanie Land. March 24, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  8. Dafoe, Whitney (May 2, 2016). "Whitney Dafoe Palo Alto Online 2015 video - short". YouTube. Mary Dimmock. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. Land, Stephanie (October 24, 2016). "The Love of a Thousand Muskoxen: Grieving a Love Lost to Time and Sickness". Longreads. Retrieved October 13, 2018. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); no-break space character in |title= at position 66 (help)