From the Weston and Somerset Mercury, 30 October 2009.
We’ve all had those mornings on which we would choose to stay in bed. But imagine being so tired for every hour of every day that staying awake becomes a struggle, and you may just get an idea of what life is like for Stephanie Spearing.
At nine-years-old she should be enjoying all the things normal children that age do.
But a chronic fatigue syndrome called myalgic encephalomyelitis, more commonly known as ME, means that instead of swimming, ballet and tap, the Nailsea youngster spends much of every day asleep, or when she is awake, in pain.From the Weston and Somerset Mercury, 30 October 2009.
http://www.meassociation.org.uk