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Quotes about living with ME/CFS - mild, moderate and severe.

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AME-pedia.org, quotes from patients, as published in:
Stormorken, Eva; Jason, Leonard A.; Kirkevold, Marit. "Fatigue in adults with post-infectious fatigue syndrome: a qualitative content analysis". BMC Nursing. p. 64.[1]

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Mild severity: "I walk... on Thursdays, Fridays. I've been quite ill" (Andrew, 40s). "The holiday travel exertion was too strenuous... I collapsed". (Wanda, 50s).

Moderate severity: "After trying to work for 14 days I became much worse " (Yvonne, 30s). "I tried to exercise and collapsed like a bunch of broccoli" (Sue, 20s).

Severe severity: "You even get tired from speaking... from sitting" (Wanda, 50s).

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