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Monday, 12 April, 2021

Renowned Scientist’s Son Describes His Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: ‘A World of Pain, Loss and Agony’ – PEOPLE

Whitney and Ron in 2006. | CREDIT: ASHLEY HAUGEN

 
Whitney Dafoe spent most of his 20s visiting doctors and undergoing tests to find an explanation for why he felt so weak and exhausted.

“I was open to all possibilities,” recalls the one-time globetrotting, aspiring photographer, who often spent months at a time backpacking through remote locations around the world, only to return home run-down and ill from his treks.

“I just wanted answers,” he tells PEOPLE. “So many doctors told me that nothing was wrong with me because the lab results kept coming back negative. I even tried to talk my therapist into the idea that I had a psychological illness, but he would have none of it.”

Click here to read full article https://people.com/health/renowned-scientists-son-describes-his-crippling-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/

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