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Surrey Live: Grandma with severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome misses daughter's wedding and grandchildren's childhoods

Discussion in 'General ME/CFS news' started by Eagles, Oct 29, 2018.

  1. Eagles

    Eagles Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Grandma with severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome misses daughter's wedding and grandchildren's childhoods

    https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/grandma-severe-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-15311621

    The cruel condition affects 250,000 people in the UK

    An 80-year-old from Farnham has had to skip every family gathering, birthday and Christmas over the past 20 years after a shock diagnosis of a devastating ‘living death’ illness.

    Nancy Collins a former NHS nurse was struck down with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) 20 years ago at the age of 60. She was just months into her retirement after a long and happy 40-year career saving lives...
     
    Eagles, Oct 29, 2018
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  2. Binkie4

    Binkie4 Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Just too pem’ed to post currently partly as a result of seeing grandchildren last week.
    Truly felt so, so sad at having to say ‘no’ to granddaughter asking me to play a board game with her.
     
    Binkie4, Oct 29, 2018
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