Over the past 5 years, 285 of you have participated in an NIH-funded research study at Bateman Horne Center! This study was led by The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), one of the three ME/CFS Collaborative Research Centers funded by the NIH. BHC was the Clinical Core for JAX...
I felt like a normal mom. I had three girls, so I was busy, but I still liked to hike, bike, run and go for walks. I had finished my bachelor’s degree and considered getting a master’s when my youngest started school. I kept up my teaching certificate in the meantime....
Before I got ME/CFS I was a women's health nurse practitioner working in a busy practice. I had spent years of education preparing for this dream job: two bachelor's degrees in biology and nursing and two master's degrees in philosophy of science and nursing. I loved...
I was only 11 years old when I got ME/CFS and my life changed forever. Before ME, I was a normal, happy kid. I loved going to school and got straight A’s. I was that crazy kid who couldn’t wait for school to restart after a break. I also loved music. I played the...
Prior to becoming sick, I worked a variety of jobs including an orthodontic receptionist, dental assistant, massage therapist, yoga instructor, answering service operator, waitress, cleaner, and costume jewelry designer and maker. I loved riding my ten-speed bicycle...
After high school, I attended and graduated from a class in machinist training through NASA. I worked for multiple machine shops throughout the years and ultimately became a journeyman machinist, CNC milling/CNC lathe programmer. In the late 1990s/early 2000s I...
As I think about the Bateman Horne Center (BHC) I am reminded of its mission of empowering patients, advancing research, and improving clinical care for all those impacted by ME/CFS, FM, post-viral syndromes and related conditions (msCCDs), as well as the vision of...
It is said that communication is key to success. People with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and long COVID understand this concept at its most basic and essential level. Living with an illness that compromises cognitive function and often speech, eyesight, and/or listening...
"…though my soul be set in darkness It will rise in perfect light, I have loved the stars too fondly To be fearful of the night.” - Sarah Williams - 1868 We are all emerging cautiously from over two years of an insidious virus and conscious of the post-illness...
I Have Learned... My worth is not in what I can do, it is in who I am That people don’t really think about the fact you are in a wheelchair Except to be on the alert if they might be able to help you The grieving process is a circle I have hard days, but I had hard...
Over the past 5 years, 285 of you have participated in an NIH-funded research study at Bateman Horne Center! This study was led by The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), one of the three ME/CFS Collaborative Research Centers funded by the NIH. BHC was the Clinical Core for JAX...
I felt like a normal mom. I had three girls, so I was busy, but I still liked to hike, bike, run and go for walks. I had finished my bachelor’s degree and considered getting a master’s when my youngest started school. I kept up my teaching certificate in the meantime....
Before I got ME/CFS I was a women's health nurse practitioner working in a busy practice. I had spent years of education preparing for this dream job: two bachelor's degrees in biology and nursing and two master's degrees in philosophy of science and nursing. I loved...
I was only 11 years old when I got ME/CFS and my life changed forever. Before ME, I was a normal, happy kid. I loved going to school and got straight A’s. I was that crazy kid who couldn’t wait for school to restart after a break. I also loved music. I played the...
Prior to becoming sick, I worked a variety of jobs including an orthodontic receptionist, dental assistant, massage therapist, yoga instructor, answering service operator, waitress, cleaner, and costume jewelry designer and maker. I loved riding my ten-speed bicycle...
After high school, I attended and graduated from a class in machinist training through NASA. I worked for multiple machine shops throughout the years and ultimately became a journeyman machinist, CNC milling/CNC lathe programmer. In the late 1990s/early 2000s I...
As I think about the Bateman Horne Center (BHC) I am reminded of its mission of empowering patients, advancing research, and improving clinical care for all those impacted by ME/CFS, FM, post-viral syndromes and related conditions (msCCDs), as well as the vision of...
It is said that communication is key to success. People with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and long COVID understand this concept at its most basic and essential level. Living with an illness that compromises cognitive function and often speech, eyesight, and/or listening...
"…though my soul be set in darkness It will rise in perfect light, I have loved the stars too fondly To be fearful of the night.” - Sarah Williams - 1868 We are all emerging cautiously from over two years of an insidious virus and conscious of the post-illness...
I Have Learned... My worth is not in what I can do, it is in who I am That people don’t really think about the fact you are in a wheelchair Except to be on the alert if they might be able to help you The grieving process is a circle I have hard days, but I had hard...
