The WISCONSIN MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS / CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION, INC. is a non-profit corporation dedicated to assisting patients within the state of Wisconsin. Its purpose is to act as a clearinghouse for CFS information within the state of Wisconsin; to assist patients and their families; to encourage communication among agencies, institutions and concerned individuals; and to promote research on the cause, cure and ultimate prevention of chronic fatigue syndrome.

The organization publishes a quarterly newsletter, the Lifeline. It contains information about support contacts, notices of meetings and seminars around the state, and current articles about CFS research and treatment. In addition, we publish poems, stories and cartoons. We feature a column called MY TURN which provides an opportunity for patients to share an experience that might help others. As a subscriber, you will also receive NEWS BITS, a flash news mailing about important events or new research.  Wisconsin's priority is sharing information that might help you and your family.

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Planning for Surgery

Drs. Lapp & Cheney have created two valuable documents that can be shown to your doctors and anesthesiologists when planning for procedures or surgery. Please click on links below to download. 

Anesthesia letter by Paul Cheney
Anesthesia letter by Charles Lapp
Anesthesia card  Print and fold in half

December 6, 2010 - The 1/2 page ad has brought attention to CFS also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), a disabling and sometimes fatal NeuroendocrineImmune disease that afflicts more than one million Americans and an estimated l7 million

people worldwide.  Read more.....

XMRV: Red Cross Now Barring Blood Donors Who Have CFS   Health Blog

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating illness that affects adults and children alike. The illness is also known as chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). The National Institutes of Health has selected three research facilities to study the illness. A network of support group organizations exists nationwide to help patients and their families. At present, there is no known cause of the illness. Some treatment strategies are available to alleviate symptoms. Learn more about this serious complex illness that affects nearly one  million people.  Learn more

Check out the latest conferences, meetings and seminars. WI ME/CFS Association Inc. board meetings are open to the public. Executive Committee meetings are held once a month in Madison. Please e mail Pat Fero for details. bp.fero@charter.net

This is a forum to express your feelings about CFS, share information or provide support to others.

A fascinating, well written collection of essays about living with CFS, reprinted from a WI ME/CFS Association publication.

    

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
By Elisabeth Tova Bailey  - HIGHLY RECOMMEND  By Pat Fero (Book Review)

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating is the perfect book for me. The heft and print size are exactly right. It's not too large and heavy, it is not very long, and the print is very readable. The title causes me to ask the questions: If the snail is wild then who hears it eating?  Is that even possible? Why write about a snail eating anyway?

New Chronic Fatigue Study

If you have chronic fatigue, you're invited to participate in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health to learn fatigue self-help skills. Read More

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