Recovery from CFS: 50 Personal Stories [Paperback]

Alexandra Barton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 2008

Recovery from CFS - 50 Personal Stories is a simple collection of recovery stories from people who have recovered from CFS/ME. Men, women and children from six different countries who were all diagnosed with CFS/ME and who were ill for between 2 and 25 years, have written their own individual and very different accounts of their return to good health and a normal life. At the end of each account they have offered advice, suggested helpful books and websites, and many have even given contact details for readers needing support.The foreword is written by Dr Jacob Teitelbaum, Medical Director of the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers, Inc. USA. Dr Teitelbaum had CFS himself as a medical student and is one of the world's foremost experts in CFS. Two of the stories are written by doctors, including that of Dr Clare Fleming who edited two reports from the UK National Task Force and who contributed to the Action for ME rehabilitation courses. There is also the miraculous story of canoeist Anna Hemmings who returned to win the world championship Gold medal nine months after recovering from CFS. 20% of the book proceeds go to CFS/ME research

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Alexandra Barton is a life coach, counsellor and nutritional therapist living in the UK. She specialises in helping people with CFS/ME to regain their health. (www.alexbarton.co.uk) Alexandra was ill for many years with CFS/ME but recovered to lead a normal life. When she was ill Alexandra was depressed by the lack of recovery stories available to give her hope for her own recovery. When she recovered Alexandra felt that people with CFS/ME needed to know that recovery is possible and so she advertised in newspapers and magazines to find people who had recovered and who would be willing to write their story. Fifty people kindly agreed to write their stories of hope. The result is the book "Recovery from CFS - 50 Personal Stories".

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (June 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1434363589
• ISBN-13: 978-1434363589
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some Fresh Ideas On How To Overcome CFS, April 5, 2010

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Jennifer L. Knight "Knight Review" (Perth Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Recovery from CFS: 50 Personal Stories (Paperback)

Our 20 year old daughter has had chronic fatigue syndrome for over four years and we have tried treatment programs on offer by medical practitioners and a number of alternative therapists without any real success to date. A couple of months ago, I came across Alexandra Barton's book and found it to be very well written, easy to read and full of fresh ideas in terms of what other people have done to get on top of CFS. In addition, after reading the book I had a number of questions relating to our daughter that I emailed through to the author, and she very kindly got back to me with some more helpful information that we plan to use. Thank you Alexandra for putting this wonderful resource together and for being so committed to helping other people with CFS. Graeme Knight, Perth, Western Australia

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Key to My Recovery, March 21, 2009

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Michael "Michael" (Arlington, VA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Recovery from CFS: 50 Personal Stories (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book for anyone suffering with CFS/ME or has a loved who is. I related with nearly all the stories in the book -even felt some could just as well been written by me. It is filled with all kinds of practical help but, more importantly, it is filled with hope. The causes of this illness and the path to recovery can be quite varied. The reader will, however, find many common threads among the 50 stories in this book. On the really difficult days when hope and energy would ebb and frustration and despair flow, I could curl up in my bed, open this book and feel the rejuvenating power of relating to others who had successfully navigated out of the clutches of what can sometimes seem to be an implacable and elusive affliction. I have made some very tangible progress towards my health in the last 6 months and consider reading this book to be a key turning point. I have complete confidence that I will soon be able to contribute my own story to what I hope will be another addition to this wonderful book.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last proof that people do recover from CFS/ME, March 4, 2009

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Georgina A. Oldfield (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Recovery from CFS: 50 Personal Stories (Paperback)

Alexandra Barton, who has herself recovered from ME, realised just how important it is for people living with ME to realise that there is a way out. Too often people with ME are told there is no cure, so to be able to read not just 1 recovery story, but 50, and all in each individual's own words, provides hope and inspiration to those who desperately need it.

Well done Alexandra for providing an invaluable book, which not only contains the recovery stories themselves, but also includes a number of resources for ME sufferers to choose from to help them in their own recovery from ME.