Alan's ME/CFS Recovery Story
Alan, a former marathon runner and teacher from London, developed chronic fatigue syndrome around the end of 2015 after episodes of vertigo and a collapse at work, later becoming bed-bound with severe weakness, brain fog, and dizziness. Through very gradual increases in activity, returning to work in tiny increments, and support from his wife, family, and workplace, he improved to the point of a gradual return-to-work program, resumed his university degree, joined a gym, and started swimming again. He says he is not fully recovered yet, but describes meaningful, hard-won progress and shares encouragement for others still in the early stages.