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“I am part of the puzzle. SolveCFS” sign (PDF)
What is CFS? (PDF)
About the CFIDS Association of America (PDF)
Top 10 Discoveries About CFS (PDF)
Top 10 Things People With CFS Want You to Know (PDF)
Doc Talk (PDF)
For Those Who Care (PDF)
Downloadable Resources:
“What Would You Do?” (video format to play on a computer)
“What Would You Do?” (video format to send in an e-mail message)
“What Would You Do?” (video format to play on a cell phone)
For general information about CFS, please visit our main web site at www.cfids.org.
About the video:
PHOTO CREDITS
What Would You Do?
A video by the CFIDS Association of America
PHOTO CREDITS
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Take a long walk.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Climb to the top of a mountain.
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Jess Kamps, Grand Valley State University ’13
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Take in the view for hours and climb back down.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Go to Disneyland
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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and ride the roller coasters.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Take a road trip.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Pack up the jeep
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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and go surfing.
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Courtesy of Sara Collins
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Spend all day
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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with my grandkids
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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playing in the water.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Return to the career I loved.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Get the job I always wanted.
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Kim McCleary
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Advocate for more research funding.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Dance with joy.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Ride a bike.
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Kim McCleary
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Stay out with friends listening to live music.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Run. For miles.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Get on a plane to see far-flung family.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Chase my dog.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Get my degree.
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Adam Lesser
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Take a hike.
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Jess Kamps, Grand Valley State University ’13
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Ditch my wheelchair.
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Kim McCleary
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Play sports. Compete hard.
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Kim McCleary
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Nurture other living things.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Walk through the woods.
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Kim McCleary
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Clean my house from top to bottom.
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Kim McCleary
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Travel
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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the
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Jess Kamps, Grand Valley State University ’13
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wide
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Kim McCleary
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world.
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Kim McCleary
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Become pregnant.
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Jess Kamps, Grand Valley State University ’13
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Praise God.
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Morgan Green (see note below)
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Give thanks for the day.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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Be more than the shell of the person inside me.
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Lauren Kenney, Agnes Scott College ‘12
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All photography is original, with the exception of the image for “Praise God” which is an original painting by Morgan Green titled, “Holy Spirit Thou Art Welcome.” See http://www.morgangreenartworks.com/HolySpirit.html.
Answers to the question, “What would you do if you were well tomorrow?” were received in response to the Association’s August Profile Survey using SurveyMonkey. All replies were anonymous. 1,784 people responded to the survey, of which 1,543 answered this question (item 25) on the 25-item survey.
Music: “Have You Got it in You?” by Imogene Heap, all rights retained by Sony Entertainment. Video script by Kim McCleary. Video produced using PhotoStory 3 for Windows.
About the character stories:
CREDITS
Voice of Merritt: Katherine Curtiss, Agnes Scott College 2012
Merritt’s Drawing: Emerson Almond
Voice of Robert: Kofi McCleary
Robert’s Drawing: Henry Hegener
Tyler's photos: Greg MacPherson
Scripts & Other Photos: Kim McCleary