Time is running out - Suicides, Heart Failure and Cancer are the three main causes of deaths in patients with M.E. (Hosted by Susan Douglas and featuring Dr. Charles Shepherd)

Clip taken from "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & M.E." 2016 film by Susan Douglas (Originally called "What about M.E.?)

Original Film: https://youtu.be/X5bOHqIYkjk?si=70pKWT0rtxFMISCC

Featuring Vickki Walker, a patient who attempted suicide unsuccessfully

Causes of Death Among Patients With "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" - Leonard Jason (Taylor & Francis, 2004)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07399330600803766

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating illness affecting thousands of individuals. At the present time, there are few studies that have investigated causes of death for those with this syndrome. The authors analyzed a memorial list tabulated by the National CFIDS Foundation of 166 deceased individuals who had had CFS. There were approximately three times more women than men on the list. The three most prevalent causes of death were "heart failure", "suicide", and "cancer", which accounted for 59.6% of all deaths. The mean age of those who died from "cancer" and "suicide" was 47.8 and 39.3 years, respectively, which is considerably younger than those who died from "cancer" and "suicide" in the general population. The implications of these findings are discussed.