Posted by Squiggles on March 4, 2007, at 14:28:00
In reply to Re: Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome real?, posted by notfred on March 4, 2007, at 13:57:36
> > Is CFS what is referred to as "the Yuppie Flu"
>
>
> I do not think "the Yuppie Flu" is a fair or nice way to refer to CFS. There are people here with CFS
> so I think their feelings should be considered.
>
> You can question the existance of something without
> resorting to dismissive terms.
>
That's not what I called it. I called it
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. But the press has
referred to it as "Yuppie Flu". So, don't
blame me for that euphesism - it's not mine. And
futhermore, I am not sure if that is what they meant by "yuppie flu" -- that is why I asked.Squiggles
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