Managing ME/CFS: A guide for young people

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Managing ME/CFS: A guide for young people
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Author Rosamund Vallings
Country New Zealand
Language English
Subject Patient guide
Genre Medical
Publisher Calico Publishing Ltd
Publication date
2015
Media type print & digital
Pages 121
ISBN 978-1877429149

Managing ME/CFS: A guide for young people is a book by New Zealander Dr. Rosamund Vallings.

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Any young person who has just been diagnosed with ME or CFS (that’s Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) will find a sympathetic voice in this book. Dr Vallings is a very experienced medical doctor and she has spent much of her career helping people with ME/CFS. She explains this complicated illness in a way that is easy to understand.

  • Full of great suggestions for managing everyday tasks.
  • Tips for working through the ups and downs of the illness.
  • Ways to create the best chance of recovery.
  • Includes stories from young people who are managing this illness.

Dr Vallings’ message to young people is to learn as much as you can about ME/CFS and to actively take charge of your health. As she says, ‘Only you know how you really feel.’

Anyone caring for a young person with ME/CFS will also find this book useful.

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