Lorraine Steefel

This is an excellent starter book, also would be nice to have family and friends read it, since there is quite a bit of misunderstanding about these 'invisible' diseases. I have read a lot of other literature on this topic, but I will be referring to this one frequently, for up-to-date resources, etc.

Sometimes it's a good thing to have your experiences validated. While reading of others' experiences, I could relate in a lot of ways, and found a lot of good suggestions on how to cope with some of the various symptoms of FM/CFS. I am happy to have received this book from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program.… (altro)

I received this book through LT Early Reviewers and was very pleased to see it arrive in a timely manner.

By way of background, I was diagnosed many years ago with Fibromyalgia and CFS and have done a lot of reading and research over the years.

First line:
~ In the mid-1980's, I read an article about groups of people in Lake Tahoe NV, and Lyndonville, NY who were coming down with a flu-like illness that left them extremely fatigued ~

I found this book to be quite simplistic. Having said that, I think it would be a perfect book for someone to start with as they begin their journey after receiving their diagnosis. However for anyone who has been living with it for a time, this is probably a little too basic.

I agree with one of the other reviewers that this would also be an excellent book for family members and friends to help them understand the day to day challenges we face.

I will be sharing this book with others I know who have this diagnosis or know someone who does. It has the potential to be quite useful. It is easy to read and a reader can focus on the specific topics that are of most interest first i.e. the chapters do not have to be read in order. And they are short and to the point.… (altro)