hahahah. the govt using money in meaningful ways. That was a good one.
The study also mentioned how lower income people have more cases of ME/CFS. I think this is because they asked people who were already diagnosed(likely sick for 7-10 years + the average time is takes for dx) and ME and other chronic illnesses cause poverty. Nearly impossible to get any disability benefits for ME folks.
This numbers are terrifying though. Studies are showing consistently that half of LC patients, the ones who are most severe are covid induced ME/CFS patients.
Like I said mass disabling event that has gone on for centuries (every major pandemic/outbreak had reports of post -infection syndromes similar to ME/CFS LC etc) and no one cares. Society just let's these patients rot in poverty with no help. Not just in the US, but worldwide.
I know so many people with ME who are homeless or on the brink or forced to live with abusive family members/partners etc because there are no safety nets for us. I was one of those people, luckily I am in a safe an nurturing environment now- but I am one of the "lucky" ones. Our sensory processing issues make things like shelters damn near impossible to live in and navigate.The noise alone an trigger PEM...