Recovery stories from severe and very severe illness
A selection of recovery and improvement stories from people who experienced severe or very severe ME/CFS or Long Covid at their worst. This is not an exhaustive list, but a sample of individual experiences shared by people who have agreed to be featured on this page.
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Jamie’s recovery story
Jamie Waterhouse shares her incredible journey of overcoming severe ME/CFS after contracting Covid.
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Jonathan Groves’ recovery story
If I walked more than a few steps or attempted simple tasks, my energy would crash completely. Now, more than 5 years later I remain completely symptom free.
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Karina’s recovery story
At 4 years into her illness, Karina was bedbound and tube fed. She takes us through the remarkable changes she experienced through recovery.
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Louise McAllan’s recovery story
Louise McAllan from Scotland, initially skeptical and strongly opposed to mind-body approaches, talks about how until she eventually dove into the science and fully recovered from severe ME/CFS.
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Judith’s recovery story
Judith lived with ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) for nearly 25 years before finding a path toward recovery.
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Thomas Overvik’s recovery story
I was transferred to a nursing home, laid out in darkness, not leaving bed for 15 months. But then my world view changed radically.
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CFS/ME GONE: Trish Covich’s recovery story
Trish recovered from moderate to severe CFS/ME, including life-threatening gastroparesis. Neuroscience now shows the brain can change; the old patterns of chronic stress can be rewired.
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Freya’s recovery story
A recovery story from severe ME/CFS. Making sense of psychosomatic symptoms from a psychoanalytic and evidence-based patient perspective.
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Alice’s story – Hello Self
A story about healing: Everything that helped me get better from Long Covid and ME/CFS, in written and audio posts.
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