ME/CFS is a life sentence to a living death

greatnonprofits.org, April 19, 2011:

ME/CFS is a life sentence to a living death. It can be extremely debilitating and torturous and can go on for decades before one has an early demise due to the resulting organ failure.

It has robbed so many good people of their lives. It affects children, adults and people of all races, ages, and gender. It is estimated to affect at least 1 million people in the US, which makes it more prevalent (and often more debilitating) than HIV/AIDS.

The economic loss of productivity is estimated to be over 10 billion dollars annually. People with ME/CFS are scoffed, ridiculed, and at the very least, not believed. This prevailing attitude permeates society, the medical profession, and our government health agencies. Finally after 25+ years of this abuse, lack of research, and being left for dead, we have the beginning of the first ever translational research/treatment facility. The WPI is a beacon of hope. Not just because they have chosen to take on a very unpopular and politicized health crisis, but also because they are motivated by compassion and all the right reasons. They are truly a light in the darkness.