Success Stories

How Nancy Fortner uses routines to improve her quality of life.

Like many CFIDS patients, my emotions go up and down along with my symptoms. I've had times when I've been at the top of my personal health curve, working fulltime and feeling good. I've also been bedridden. I learned some lessons in my relapses, so I won't be caught off guard by them in the future.

How I Created a Good Life with Fibromyalgia

I have experienced many struggles in my time with FMS, but I have come to believe it is possible to live a happy, fulfilling life with chronic illness. It takes discipline, determination, patience and a willingness to change, but I can honestly say that I am happier today than I was pre-FMS.

How I Found Freedom Through Acceptance and Adaptation

How Bianca Veness learned to manage her CFS by listening to her body.

How I Improved My Life by Accepting My Limits

How Bianca Veness found freedom and gained control of her life by living within her limits.

How I Learned to Minimize Relapses

I experienced repeated relapses during the first two years I was ill with CFS, but I gradually learned how to limit their impact.

How I Learned to Prevent Relapses

By avoiding those things that created relapses, I was able to smooth out my life considerably, reducing both the frequency and severity of relapses, and eventually eliminating them.

How I Lessen Stress

Controlling stress was a central part of one person's improvement from 30% to 60%.

How I Manage My Many Energy Envelopes

How one person has experienced dramatic improvement by managing her various Energy Envelopes.

How I Treated Fatigue

I began my recovery program by developing strategies for fatigue, my most persistent and disruptive symptom. I improved gradually over a period of four years, eventually returning to a normal life.

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