Tiredness is a one of the major symptoms of immune dysfunction. Those experiencing a lot of symptoms, e.g. ME/CFS, suffer with immune dysfunction, too, and a lot of other symptoms. What that can mean to you and yours it that the immune system will not be functioning at a normal level. It can be depressed (low) or overactive (running at too high a level). An example of the latter may indicate the presence of an autoimmune illness.

Today, let’s take on one of these aspects, a depressed immune system. Count on chronic illness symptoms showing up. You won’t be feeling up to par– for sure! That’s because this critical body system (the immune system) is your major line of defense. It may not fight off diseases as good as it should be. Instead, it may have allowed an over-abundance of yeast, parasites or some other dastardly creature to get the upper hand. Yes, it simply can be tired of working at such a tough pace all the time. TIREDNESS, the important symptom we’re discussing today, then occurs often and easily. That makes feeling so terrible tough to conquer (because you don’t know what’s wrong) and get rid of (same reason). The reason? Because doctors do not know exactly what causes such exhaustion and therefore may not treat you properly or offer you helpful advice.

Also, some doctors are too quick to dismiss this “tiredness” as being unimportant. Such an attitude could work towards your detriment, the sick patient. Remember that it’s important to tackle such a symptom quickly. I urge you below to follow the case of a girl who died of leukemia and, you guessed it, tiredness. In the beginning, it was one of her main symptoms before the leukemia was diagnosed. Read about her history and the agony her family is going through now that this young girl is gone.

*If you’ve suffered with being too tired and the symptom is not being resolved, check with your doctor NOW. Don’t stop until you get a reasonable answer. Many causes for tiredness can be helped and therapeutic intervention if applied in time. Ask for direct help and expect answers, even if they are tough answers to hear. You deserve it, plus it could save your life or your future. Next week we’ll look at other symptoms that either may be overlooked or under-treated. If you’re going to get well, you’ve taken on one of the most important missions in your life…whether you wanted the job or not!

Girl, 17, died of leukaemia 10 days after NHS doctors dismissed illness as TIREDNESS

by SWNS Reporter

April 11, 2013

A 17-year-old girl died from a rare form of leukaemia – just 10 DAYS after doctors sent her home saying she was suffering from tonsillitis

and TIREDNESS.

Sophie Coldwell was also diagnosed with inflamed gums and chronic fatigue syndrome when she went to NHS walk-in centre on March 7 this

year.

Her parents put her symptoms down to being in her first year of college but realised something was drastically wrong when her

breathing became shallow and rasping on March 16.

They called an ambulance but tragically Sophie lost consciousness on the way to hospital and never recovered.

She was rushed to Solihull Hospital before being transferred to Heartlands Hospital but died at 12.40am on March 17 from suspected

acute monoblastic myeloid leukaemia.

A consultant told her devastated parents Andy and Sherry, both 46, he had never seen the rare and extreme form of leukaemia kill someone so

quickly.

Devastated dad Andy, a manager at Jaguar Land Rover, said he hoped the suddenness of Sophie’s death would help save lives in the future.

He said:

Sophie wasn’t feeling that well. She couldn’t eat because her mouth was that sore. She had a tough ten days, really.

She felt tired. At the time, we put that down to it being her first year in college, it was longer hours. It didn’t really raise any concerns at the time.

The two main things she was being treated for were tonsillitis and gingivitis inflamed gums, which on their own are everyday viruses. The problem is the reason why those viruses were being brought on was leukaemia.

As a father, I question everything I did and whether any more could have been done. The fact it took everybody by surprise doesn’t mean you still don’t

do that as parents.

The consultant said teams would learn from this because of how aggressive and quickly it happened. The thought Sophie is going to help people now because of this probably summarises her quite adequately.â€

Mum Sherry, a receptionist at a doctor’s surgery, added: “She was okay on Saturday morning (16/3), taking her medication. It was only in the evening that her breathing changed we thought maybe she was having a panic attack.

The consultant said he had never seen anything so aggressive. How quickly it happened was just something he had not seen before.â€

Sophie’s sister Katie, 14, penned a poignant letter to her sister which was included in the order of service at her funeral. She wrote:

Your life was only just beginning, there is so much that you’re going to miss out on, but I know that you will be watching over

me and making sure that I make the right decisions, which is all I can ask from you.

I hope that you are okay up there and I bet you’re still saying ‘Get out of my room’. One day, we will be together again. I just wish that I was there to

say goodbye.

Sophie, who went from Lyndon School to Solihull Sixth Form College, lived with her parents and younger sister in Yardley, Birmingham. She had been with her boyfriend Matt Robinson, 18, since November last year and her family said she was at her ‘happiest’ with him.

Matt, who lives in Kings Heath, Birmingham, knew Sophie was ill but didn’t realise how serious her condition was. In a moving last text to his girlfriend, he wrote:

You’ve gone from a girl I added on Facebook to being my life, my heart, my soul, my world, my rock, my shoulder, my everything.

You’re just amazing. Everything about you is stunning, from your smile to your eyes, from your hair to your half-painted nails, from your freckles on top of your shoulders to the freckles on your forehead my perfection.

Dad Andy said:

“We’re struggling to come to terms with it at the moment. Every day is a struggle and that’s really down to how quickly it happened. It’s taken a while for us to get our heads around.

We have had really fantastic support from family, friends and Sophie’s friends, who are taking Katie out and promise to look after her.

She met Matt in November. I’m a typical father but Matt, right from the start, hit it off with Sophie and with us. From a dad point-of-view, he ticked all the boxes straight away. You could almost see the connection they had.”

Sherry added: “She was happy, she was only 17 so she hadn’t had many boyfriends. With Matt she was the happiest I’d ever seen her and very content.â€

Don’t let your life or the life of a loved one get caught in such a tragic saga. Investigate. Stay on top of the symptoms of immune dysfunction and tiredness!