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"For the past six years, Whitney Dafoe has been confined to a bedroom in the back of his parents' home, unable to walk, to eat, to speak. The sound of music causes him pain. At one point, the formerly healthy, young, freelance photographer, faced starvation as his 6'3" frame withered to 115 pounds. In desperation, Whitney and his parents went from one specialist to another, and still no answers. Then, finally, a diagnosis: the mysterious disease myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Whitney's story is heartbreaking, but it's also one of redemption. It reaches far…
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4 editions- Audiobook · English · 2021Hachette B and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781549162541
- Hardcover · English · 2021Hachette Books · 240 pages · 9780316492508
- Other · English · 2021Puzzle SolverHachette Books · 9780306873546
- Other · English · 2021Puzzle SolverHachette Books · 9780316492492
PathologyChronic fatigue syndromeTreatmentMyalgic encephalomyelitisPatientsBiographyFathers and sonsMEDICAL / Pathology







