Cfids Quotes

“Jay Levy saw ten women," the doctor later recalled, "And he thought they were all hysterical. Then he saw a man, whose complaints he took seriously.”
― Hillary Johnson, Osler's Web: Inside the Labyrinth of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic

“Multiple allergies are perhaps the most obvious sign of immune system overreaction. Patients with CFIDS frequently have a past history of allergies, implying that their immune response is genetically primed for a vigorous response. Other patients with CFIDS develop allergic symptoms after the onset of their illness. CFIDS patients have a hair trigger for allergies.”
― David S. Bell M. D.

“Many patients with cancer are depressed, yet depression is not the cause of cancer.”
― David S. Bell M. D.

“The association with allergies also serves to imply a genetic predisposition for the illness, and this can help to predict who may be at risk for developing CFIDS.”
― David S. Bell M. D.

“Emulating the persistence and care of Darwin, we must collect facts with open-minded watchulness, unbiased by crotchets or notions; fact on fact, instance on instance, experiment upon experiment; facts which neatly fit the idea of their relationship, may establish a general principle."

Sir William Osler, Counsels and Ideals”
― Hillary Johnson