Funny You Don't Look Sick Trailer

This intimate documentary self-portrait is told with humor and compassion. Susan Abod is a woman living with Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) or Environmental Illness. Filmed over a period of 18 months in 1994-95, Susan describes in detail the nature of her illness, illustrates her daily routine, and gives us a guided tour of her environmentally "safe" apartment. Comments from Susan's numerous doctors and a visit with her CFIDS support group offer further insights in this illuminating, firsthand report on a baffling, twenty-first century disease.

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People & Blogs

Tags:

• Chronic
• Fatigue
• Immune
• Dysfunction
• Syndrome
• Multiple
• Chemical
• Sensitivities

[ThornSFlower]

Wow, amazing how some can be so narrow minded... simply working does not keep you skinny and fit lol My heart goes out to all the "unseen" illness sufferers out there. You all are courageous, mightily strong in heart and I commend you. You are not alone, and know there is some people out there championing you to get better.

[LSecret]

You obviously don't know what you're talking about! I'd give everything I have to be able to exercise. but it just make your condition worse.

You are completely IGNORANT!

[missmissy22556]

I think you need an excellent shrink.

[TheJohnlennongirl]

I am drained every day with my chronic pain. I persevere with a smile on my face. Lately however, I am not sleeping well at all. The pain is making me wake up a lot. It's brutal to my well-being. If I had lots of money and had a good job that I could continue to work at then I would be able to get all the expensive treatments like massage and chiropractic care that has helped me immensely in the past.

[EutuveX]

@TheJohnlennongirl

The Cherry on top of our "cake".. the SOBs " doctors"...

[TheJohnlennongirl]

I have been sent to a very good psychiatrist who cares for my meds while I live with stressful never ending pain in my body from illnesses of: fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, severe depression , chronic fatigue syndrome, brain-fog that feels more like dementia and is scaring the crap out of me. I have asked numerous times to see my rheumatologist one more time but I am refused as he does not see patients after diagnosing them!

[okydokysmoky]

After 40 years of searching for help with environmental illness (multiple chemical sensitivity), I was helped by two things.

1. Autohemotherapy (without ozone added)

2. An alternative to muscle testing, on amino acids, and other supplements that involved a computer and electronic sensors touched to speciffic points on the feet and hands (can't remember the name of the devise)

[dbfillmore]

I;m very sick from dteregents that are sented.people have in there cloths.perfume..cologne...i been sick from them for years....first it was sinus infections headaches...then spasic bowel.I;m tired..I have bladder infrctions from perfumes

[dbfillmore]

I;m very sick from dteregents that are sented.people have in there cloths.perfume..cologne...