Monthly Archives: January 2015

Broken

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

My mother died last night. She was a very private person, which is why I have not spoken publicly about what my family has been through in the last two years. I was thinking to write about her now, because … Continue reading →

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CFSAC Meets P2P

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

Mary Dimmock has been kind enough to provide this post and transcript of the CFS Advisory Committee’s discussion of the P2P report this week. Since the Executive Summary for the P2P ME/CFS Workshop was published on December 18, 2014, a … Continue reading →

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P2P Library Now Available

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

As I promised in my previous post, I have created a library of public comments submitted to NIH on the P2P Panel’s draft report. You can view links to each comment on this page. I will update the page with … Continue reading →

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P2P Obstacles

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

Are you working on your comments on the P2P Panel’s Draft Report? I hope so! Unfortunately, the Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) has taken several actions that create barriers in the commenting process. I have details, and I suggest several … Continue reading →

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This Year

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Jennie Spotila

I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. You make a plan or you don’t. You execute it or you don’t. Shit happens, and all you can really control is how you respond. But this New Year’s wish from Neil Gaiman … Continue reading →

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