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Tove Harris @toveharris.bsky.social · 13h

The British sprinter Beth Dobbin has been diagnosed with ME. It all started with back-to-back COVID and glandular fever infections in the winter of 2021-22. She is now bedbound for 22 hours a day. This year, she has left the house on just five occasions. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet... #COVID #ME

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Beth Dobbin: British Olympic sprinter in bed for 22 hours a day after ME diagnosis

Beth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.

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Tove Harris @toveharris.bsky.social · 13h

"More than 400,000 people in the UK are thought to have ME, although the true figure could exceed one million, with severity ranging from people able to work or study to those requiring round-the-clock care and tube feeding."

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