[JustAmy]

Thanks for sharing 'See Me in the Lilacs' and also for the bio on Tara Allen. I am not familiar with CFIDS.

Hope you come by to relax and contribute your favorite poems often.

Amy

[Fawnn]

I am not familiar with CFIDS.

CFIDS = Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome; aka as CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.), and other names. (While chronic fatigue is associated with other conditions -- such as a side effect of chemotherapy and chronic depression, those who suffer from CFIDS experience a fatiguing condition similar to how one feels when you have the flu. Only with the flu, you eventually get better. Imagine dealing with those muscle aches, the weakness, headaches, and other symptoms on a daily basis and you know how someone with CFS feels on a good day. Many also have other conditions associated with the syndrome, such as fibromyalgia and MCS -- Multiple Chemical Sensitivities.)

“Comparing the fatigue in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to being tired is akin to comparing a match to the atomic bomb.” -Laura Hillenbrand, Author of Seabiscuit: An American Legend