seems to me the most descriptive term, so Her condition, which affects an estimated million otherĪmericans, goes by various names-chronic fatigue syndrome, myalgicĮncephalomyelitis, and systemic exertion intolerance disease (S.E.I.D.), among others. State, broke up with her partner, and, finally, cobbled together aįunctional life. Years of conventional and alternative medicine, moved to a different Rehmeyer’s new book, chronicles her struggles since then. By 2006, she was no longer able to exercise, and needed to rest Only by climbing the stairs backwards, scooting herself up a step at a At home, she could make it to her bedroom A trip to the grocery store found her using the Then, over a period of aįew years, Rehmeyer lost most of her strength, endurance, andĬonfidence, along with the ability to live a normal life. Meant for the family she hoped to have one day. Just outside Santa Fe, on a parcel of streamside land, she had evenīuilt her own house-a straw-bale construction shaded by ponderosas, Regularly, and taught mathematics and classics at St. Fifteen years ago, Julie Rehmeyer was a science journalist leading anĪctive, outdoorsy life in New Mexico.
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