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‘MY FOLLOWING QUICKLY BEGAN TO GROW’

Michelle Burgess, 53, lives in Whitstable with her husband, Ian.

At the age of 45, I found myself spiralling into a midlife depression. I had a good career in finance and lived in a lovely home with Ian, my husband of five years. I was happy and contented, but in 2013 I started suffering from excruciating headaches and nausea. I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, otherwise known as ME. The cause is unknown and there is no cure.

Very quickly, ME began to take over my life. The constant muscular and joint pains

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