Reposted by Bianca van Vugt
Disability can happen to anyone at any time.
It’s not due to deconditioning or a moral failing.
Many chronic illnesses are the result of a viral infection from which the body never recovers.
We need more awareness, treatments & clean air to reduce viral spread.
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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.
