Just Paint

Just Paint

In this submission to Patient Voice, Claudia Goodell shares how she discovered a love of art which showed her a pathway to emotional healing, despite there being no physical cure for her debilitating illness. She also tells how she has channeled her skills into...
CDC Public Health Grand Rounds to feature ME/CFS

CDC Public Health Grand Rounds to feature ME/CFS

The Public Health Grand Rounds is a monthly webcast created to foster discussion on major public health issues. Each session focuses on key challenges related to a specific health topic, and explores cutting-edge scientific evidence and potential impact of different...
Getting Race-Ready!

Getting Race-Ready!

“I’ve been a tortoise alongside my patients for 20 years, modeling patience and persistence. Now, while those who are ill must of necessity maintain turtle pace, it is time for researchers and clinicians to pick up the pace as hares, only this time the hare and...
Drawing Out Pain

Drawing Out Pain

by Karey Shane It’s difficult to describe the depth of loneliness that creeps into the soul of those with chronic pain and fatigue. Hundreds of waking hours in isolation eventually turn into tens of thousands of hours. Facebook photos on a person’s good...