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Unrest documentary have you seen it?

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Innersmile
Innersmile

Hi everyone,

I just recently watched a documentary called Unrest by Jennifer Brea. The documentary was based around Jennifer and how her life is with chronic fatigue syndrome. The documentary also highlights the history of CFS and the community that surrounds it today.

Being a sufferer of CFS this documentary really moved me. I felt a sense of relief knowing I'm not alone but also sadness at how far behind we are in understanding and curing this disease.

The film also made me realise how important it is to be part of the CFS community and how important it is to stick together and support each other.

On the 12th of May it is CFS awareness. People globally are taking part in campaigns and I am hopeful that with us all standing together and fighting for this disease that we will be able to make a chandelier in history and put an end to the ignorance involved with this illness.

I really recommend watching it if you haven't.

I really want to connect with more people in this community but I don't use Facebook.

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  • jackie00198
    jackie00198 Innersmile

    Posted

    Very well put. I second the recommendation to watch Unrest. I had the opportunity to meet Jennifer Brea and her husband, Omar, at a screening in Los Angeles. They are truly inspiring. The fact that Jen could make this movie while being ill is amazing. Also, I think it's important that we all stick together for support. We need to advocate for ourselves as best we can, because we've been neglected by everyone else. I also hope that those of us who are able can donate money for research, like to the Open Medicine Foundation at Stanford. The amount of money the U.S. government is spending on research for this illness is pitiful and insulting. Historically, they've spent less money on ME/CFS than on hay fever!

     

    • Innersmile
      Innersmile jackie00198

      Posted

      You are so right, the amount spent on CFS is disgusting especially since it's been around for so many years and the fact there's millions of people suffering with it. I'm in the UK and it's very underfunded here.

      My heart absolutely broke when I watched the documentary and saw the girl get taken away in Denmark because she had cfs. She was treated so awfully and so were her family. For many years doctors have gotten away with calling predominantly women hysterical for having cfs and claiming its all in their head but I'm hoping things will change, especially now there is the internet. I dread to think how lonely it must have been to have this before the Internet!

  • CFS
    CFS Innersmile

    Posted

    really sorry if this sounds silly but how/where can I watch it?smile
  • jackie00198
    jackie00198 Innersmile

    Posted

    "Unrest" is available on Netflix streaming, iTunes, Amazon, VUDU, Vimeo on demand, and Google play.

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