Living With
The Checkout Line Was the Costliest Part
She planned the grocery trip around the energy she had. Then the checkout line stopped moving, and an ordinary errand followed her home for days.
Maya Ellison · August 5, 2026 · 7 min
Living with chronic fatigue syndrome
Stories from people navigating chronic fatigue syndrome — diagnosis, treatment, caregiving, and the ordinary days in between.
3 stories
The Long Road
Four Years of Fatigue, Filed Under Depression
After mononucleosis, a runner lost the stamina that had organized her life. For four years, doctors treated her exhaustion as evidence of depression.
Theo Marsh · 7 min read
Mind & Body
The Quiet Work of Real Hope
Why chronic illness requires us to abandon the script of forced cheerfulness and learn the difference between hope and denial.
Nadia Okafor · 5 min read
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