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The Fifteen Years I Have Been Thawing
I woke up the morning of my fortieth birthday on December 10th to the crushing sensation in my chest I had had since contracting...

Peggy
Dec 11, 202353 min read
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My Visit to Hal Walker's Substack
It took me ten months to post this on my own site, but such is the nature of ME/CFS, which my friend -- legendary musician Hal Walker --...

Peggy
Nov 28, 20231 min read
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We, Tuskegee
From December 11, 2009, originally posted on Planet Thrive) One patient who spoke at the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee...

Peggy
Nov 20, 202314 min read
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Disability Pride Month - I Made a Reading List!
Pathogenesis was selected for the 2023 Disability Pride Month reading list by the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP)....

Peggy
Jun 8, 20231 min read
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What It Is To Want for a Vent
In high school, on a trip to Europe with my radio-famous Dad as tour guide, Dad and I spent one day alone, after my sister and stepmom...

Peggy
Mar 20, 202012 min read
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How I Turned Up Missing
May 25, 2016 San Francisco was my destination in 1992, now it's the site of one of many May 25 protests around the world about ME/CFS,...

Peggy
May 25, 201619 min read
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Writing the shadow spaces of ME/CFS, chronic Lyme, and Long Covid
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