Stricken - Peggy Munson

Develop A Better Understanding Of What Cfscfids Sufferers Are Going Through in The 1980s, A Strange Emerging Epidemic Baffled Doctors In Incline Village, Nevada. Dismissed By The Media As The Yuppie Flu, Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (cfids) Turned Out To Be Neither A Faddish Disease Of The Wealthy Nor A Passing Trend, But Rather A Growing Worldwide Epidemic Of Devastating The Voices Of A South African Journalist, A Former Marathon Runner, A Teenage Girl, A Public Health Activist Living On The Edge Of Race And Gender, A Cancer Patient Neglected By Doctors Because Of Disdain For Her Chronic Illness, And A Theologian Relearning The Art Of Spiritual Empathy, The People Who Share Their Stories In Stricken: Voices From The Hidden Epidemic Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Defy Cultural Stereotypes And Explore The Complex Social And Political Dynamics Of This Hidden Epidemic. Through Their Distinct Points Of View, We Feel The Grief And Hope Of Those Stricken With Cfids And Learn Of The Complex Nature Of This Misunderstood Disorder.