“I’m on a lonely island, surrounded by a turbulent sea” – Marya, Brazil

Name: Marya FerreiraAge: 52Pronouns: she/herHome: Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, BrasilSick for: 22 years I went to bed feeling fine and woke up with the flu - high fever, runny nose, nasal congestion, body aches, sneezing, inflamed throat.... Two months later, I woke up as if the flu had never…

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“Please prevent thousands and thousands more people from developing ME” – Ivana, Brazil

Name: Ivana Andrade Age: 34 Pronouns: she/her Home: São Paulo, Brazil Sick for: 10 years I've always felt more tired than other people, but was led to believe for many years that this was laziness or depression. At some point in my life I had mononucleosis but we don't know…

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