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For years many doctors dismissed ME, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, as 'yuppie flu'. But last month a coroner gave ME as the official cause of death for the first time in the UK - raising hope among campaigners that the condition is about to...
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For years many doctors dismissed ME, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, as 'yuppie flu'. But last month a coroner gave ME as the official cause of death for the first time in the UK - raising hope among campaigners that the condition is about to be taken seriously at last. Here, Kay Gilderdale tells GILL SWAIN the heartrending story of her daughter, Lynn, 28, who was struck down by the illness 14 years ago... The soft cotton curtains are permanently drawn to cut out the summer glare. On the bed in the gloom lies a beautiful young woman with skin so pale it is almost translucent. She is stretched out flat on a sheepskin to prevent bedsores, her head resting on a towel. There is a tube down her nose delivering liquid food, and an intravenous line pumping drugs straight into her chest. Her name is Lynn Gilderdale, she is 28 years old and this has been her life for 14 years. Apart from stays in hospital when she develops an infection, Lynn never leaves her bed in the small bedroom at... See less 
