Linley Frame: Olympian and CFS sufferer Interview

[Guest guest]

ABC Melbourne 4 May, 2012 3:12PM AEST

Linley Frame: Olympian and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferer

Linley Frame talks to Lindy Burns ahead of International ME/CFS Week.

> Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is an often

> misunderstood disease.

> Linley Frame was hospitalised in 1996 but it took until 1997 for her

> to be diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

> An Olympic swimmer who won gold medal in the 100 metre breastroke at

> the 1991 Fina World Championships, the disease ended her career.

> Lindy Burns talks to Linley about her swimming career, her diagnosis

> and learning to manage her disease.

>

> Listen to interview here:

> http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/local/melbourne/201205/r936571_9866206.mp3