As someone who has suffered from severe M.E. for over 34 years I think this film does a good job of showing what it's like to live with this awful disease for years on end and for that I congratulate Jennifer. However I have got a few criticisms about the film.
I thought it was a mistake to include the bit about mold toxicity or at least the lengths she went to avoid it. Some people will no doubt be thinking "Look she wouldn't let her husband touch the outside of the tent unless he changed his clothes and had a shower. She's crazy" It really didn't look good and gives ammunition to the doubters and deniers to throw at at us.
Also there was no explanation that CFS and M.E. are not the same condition. CFS is a condition that can be caused by many things including depression where as M.E. is a neuro-immune disease that effects every part and every system of the body.
And lastly I think she filmed herself laying on the floor one to many times. She was was shown laying in the middle of the floor of her house with no indication of why she was on the floor and probably looked to some people like she was just acting for the camera.
Anyway over all it's a good film about living with severe M.E. and hopefully it will go some way in convincing people and medics that it is a physical disease and not just deconditioning with psychological factors.
I thought it was a mistake to include the bit about mold toxicity or at least the lengths she went to avoid it. Some people will no doubt be thinking "Look she wouldn't let her husband touch the outside of the tent unless he changed his clothes and had a shower. She's crazy" It really didn't look good and gives ammunition to the doubters and deniers to throw at at us.
Also there was no explanation that CFS and M.E. are not the same condition. CFS is a condition that can be caused by many things including depression where as M.E. is a neuro-immune disease that effects every part and every system of the body.
And lastly I think she filmed herself laying on the floor one to many times. She was was shown laying in the middle of the floor of her house with no indication of why she was on the floor and probably looked to some people like she was just acting for the camera.
Anyway over all it's a good film about living with severe M.E. and hopefully it will go some way in convincing people and medics that it is a physical disease and not just deconditioning with psychological factors.