Lauren Hillenbrandt wrote "Seabiscuit" and it was made into a film.
She talks here of her life with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
On Wikipedia, this really struck me because I've been there done that:
She talks here of her life with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
On Wikipedia, this really struck me because I've been there done that:
Hillenbrand says, "I'm looking for a way out of here. I can't have it physically, so I'm going to have it intellectually. It was a beautiful thing to ride Seabiscuit in my imagination. And it's just fantastic to be there alongside Louie as he's breaking the NCAA mile record. People at these vigorous moments in their lives - it's my way of living vicariously."
I would answer the same way as Lauren Hillenbrandt:
What would be your advice for people who have been diagnosed with CFS?
Lauren Hillenbrandt:
"It's such an individual journey. But what I would say is, no matter what happens with this illness, I think it is possible to carve out a dignified and productive life. This illness takes everything away from you, and you have to find completely different ways to define what your life will mean to you. But I think it's possible to make a good life. I have been happy in the time that I've been sick. It requires a real redefinition of everything, but I think it is possible to do."
What would be your advice for people who have been diagnosed with CFS?
Lauren Hillenbrandt:
"It's such an individual journey. But what I would say is, no matter what happens with this illness, I think it is possible to carve out a dignified and productive life. This illness takes everything away from you, and you have to find completely different ways to define what your life will mean to you. But I think it's possible to make a good life. I have been happy in the time that I've been sick. It requires a real redefinition of everything, but I think it is possible to do."
