A Modest Proposal
HHV-6 University Editorial
The latest clown act by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome activists who seem bent on trivializing their own illness is wearing their underwear on the outside of their clothes. This goofiness will get some attention, but not necessarily the kind the activists want and CFS needs. We don't see how something that belongs in an unfunny SNL skit will do much more that make people say, "OMG, those folks are crazy after all! Send in the shrinks!"
Here's a modest proposal. How about setting up a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome kissing booth outside the gates of the National Institutes of Health. Offer kisses to personnel entering the building for $10.00. The kisses would come from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. The money would go to medical research. If CFS isn't a contagious public health problem, the staff of NIH should be happy to participate.
If they take a pass because they're afraid to catch the illness, well, the point will have been made.
The latest clown act by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome activists who seem bent on trivializing their own illness is wearing their underwear on the outside of their clothes. This goofiness will get some attention, but not necessarily the kind the activists want and CFS needs. We don't see how something that belongs in an unfunny SNL skit will do much more that make people say, "OMG, those folks are crazy after all! Send in the shrinks!"
Here's a modest proposal. How about setting up a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome kissing booth outside the gates of the National Institutes of Health. Offer kisses to personnel entering the building for $10.00. The kisses would come from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. The money would go to medical research. If CFS isn't a contagious public health problem, the staff of NIH should be happy to participate.
If they take a pass because they're afraid to catch the illness, well, the point will have been made.
