I generally don’t mention ME, the disease that disabled the fuck out of me & has turned every day into an extreme feat of survival, to most doctors I see. They were taught to not believe in it or that it could be as severe as it is, so telling the truth makes them think you’re a liar.
emily fraser 🌿🐌✨
“I’m ashamed to say that my very first reaction to that diagnosis was, oh my God, I don’t want her to have that because that was a label, a stigma that you are taught in medicine.”
@binitakane.bsky.social speaking about her daughter’s diagnosis of #MECFS following Covid.
