[kde-linux] ME/CFS

[James Tyrer]

As many long term members of this list may know, I was unceremoniously 
kicked out of the KDE project.  I think that I was acting strange; it is 
difficult to remember.

I have a problem: ME/CFS.

That is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

I mention this now because after many years, the medical establishment 
has finally decided that it is a real disease and is trying to find the 
cause and perhaps a cure.

https://prevention.nih.gov/programs-events/pathways-to-prevention/workshops/me-cfs

Note that there are a lot of other symptoms, some somewhat strange that 
have been documented.  Some of which I appear to have.

Someone has even made a documentary film about it, so perhaps the 
general public will gain some understanding of it.

https://youtu.be/VsQcmKT3zSo

To make things worse, I had a minor stroke in the Left Parietal Lobe of 
my brain and this may have accounted for some strange behavior and 
memory issues.

So, I have a disabling illness and I consider myself disabled.  I note 
to the KDE organization that the USA has Federal Laws forbidding 
discrimination against the disabled and I believe that they have 
discriminated against me and what the law calls failed to make 
reasonable accommodations for my disability.  I don't know how that 
works out for a foreign corporation, but they do appear to be doing 
business in the USA.

I am taking medication for both ME/CFS and the stroke and have been 
doing some better.  However, I do still have this tendency to channel 
Steve Jobs which I presume that some of the KDE developers would have 
serious problems with.

So, since I am feeling better, I might risk posting bug reports again 
and hope that developers don't say something to the effect that I am not 
allowed to post bug reports, reopen MY bugs, or post patches to fix bugs.

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James Tyrer

Linux (mostly) From Scratch