Sunday, June 8, 2014

ME sufferer prays for a cure while trapped in own home for 20 years

ME sufferer prays for a cure while trapped in own home for 20 years
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/me-sufferer-prays-for-a-cure-while-trapped-in-own-home-for-20-years/story-fni0fit3-1226944817943

"FOR two decades Jenny Meagher has been trapped in her own home, unable to even concentrate on television, hoping research will give her the breakthrough she needs to return to life.   While she rejects the term, Ms Meagher has been held captive by what most people call chronic fatigue syndrome, but which she prefers to label as myalgic encephalomyelitis.  Whatever it is called, the 50-year-old Malvern mother's life has been largely placed on hold since she first suffered a virus 20 years ago which opened the door for the condition to take hold.  "It means I am basically housebound except for doctors' appointments," Ms Meagher said."

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