And so the battle rages on. There are strong, even passionate, feelings on every side of this issue. The one thing just about every CFS patient agrees on, though, is that the name needs to change. It’s impossible to please everyone, so no matter what name is ultimately selected, there will be a few who don’t like it. But in the end, most believe almost anything would be better than chronic fatigue syndrome.
Reprinted with permission of ProHealth, Inc. from “FM Research and Treatment News,” 1/3/07.A Disease in Search of a Name: The History of CFS and the Efforts to Change Its Name
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