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'''Nasim Marie Jafry''' is a Scottish writer living with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME). She was diagnosed with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]] in 1984, by consultant neurologist [[Peter Behan]], according to [[Melvin Ramsay]]'s definition, having first become ill in autumn 1982 with [[Coxsackie B]]4 virus. There was an outbreak of Coxsackie B4 in the west of Scotland at this time. | |||
In her 2008 debut novel, ''[[The State of Me]]'', the main character, Helen Fleet, who has ME, chronicles "her unusual experiences as a twenty-something woman living in 80s Scotland with a mystery illness."<ref>https://www.amazon.com/State-Me-Nasim-Marie-Jafry-ebook/dp/1906321051/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471127994&sr=8-1&keywords=The+state+of+Me</ref> | |||
Professor Peter Behan | She appeared in the early 2012 BBC Alba documentary [[Toxic Tiredness]]. Professor [[Peter Behan]], one of the few ME specialists in UK in 1980s, also appeared, as did Dr [[Charles Shepherd]]. | ||
Nasim | She contributed to the Guardian newspaper's [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/aug/26/chronic-illness-peoples-panel Comment is Free] on living with chronic illness in 2011. [http://thewellmadeproject.tumblr.com/ The Well Made Project], an online art exhibition as part of London Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2015, [http://thewellmadeproject.tumblr.com/post/120864721371/day-3-helens-twenty-first-1980s-helens included an excerpt] from ''The State of Me''. | ||
==Books== | |||
*2008, [[The State of Me]] | |||
==Articles== | |||
*2016, [http://bjgp.org/content/66/651/511.3?trendmd-shared=0 Letter to British Journal of General Practice re: Chronic fatigue syndrome and the biopsychosocial model]<ref>Nasim Marie Jafry. Br J Gen Pract 2016 Sep; 66 (651): 511-511. http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X687241</ref> | |||
==Talks and interviews== | |||
==Online presence== | |||
*[https://twitter.com/velogubbed Twitter] | |||
*[http://velo-gubbed-legs.blogspot.co.uk/ Blog - velogubbed legs] | |||
==Learn more== | |||
==See also== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB6B2BTL2zQ Documentary Toxic Tiredness, Part 1] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li7zQgN-PxQ Documentary Toxic Tiredness, Part 2] | |||
*[https://www.amazon.com/State-Me-Nasim-Marie-Jafry-ebook/dp/1906321051/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471127994&sr=8-1&keywords=The+state+of+Me Amazon - ''The State of Me''] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] | |||
[[Category:Authors]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:17, April 13, 2022
Nasim Marie Jafry is a Scottish writer living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). She was diagnosed with ME in 1984, by consultant neurologist Peter Behan, according to Melvin Ramsay's definition, having first become ill in autumn 1982 with Coxsackie B4 virus. There was an outbreak of Coxsackie B4 in the west of Scotland at this time.
In her 2008 debut novel, The State of Me, the main character, Helen Fleet, who has ME, chronicles "her unusual experiences as a twenty-something woman living in 80s Scotland with a mystery illness."[1]
She appeared in the early 2012 BBC Alba documentary Toxic Tiredness. Professor Peter Behan, one of the few ME specialists in UK in 1980s, also appeared, as did Dr Charles Shepherd.
She contributed to the Guardian newspaper's Comment is Free on living with chronic illness in 2011. The Well Made Project, an online art exhibition as part of London Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2015, included an excerpt from The State of Me.
Books[edit | edit source]
- 2008, The State of Me
Articles[edit | edit source]
- 2016, Letter to British Journal of General Practice re: Chronic fatigue syndrome and the biopsychosocial model[2]
Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]
Online presence[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/State-Me-Nasim-Marie-Jafry-ebook/dp/1906321051/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471127994&sr=8-1&keywords=The+state+of+Me
- ↑ Nasim Marie Jafry. Br J Gen Pract 2016 Sep; 66 (651): 511-511. http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X687241
