Top 10 Reasons YPWCs Look Forward to Going Back to School

By Heather Frese and Rebecca Moore

Originally published in Youth Allied By CFIDS, Summer 1996

10.   Aroma of number two pencils is natural therapy for headaches.

  9.   Special permission granted to slide down banisters instead of using stairs.

  8.   Friends flock to you for fashion advice on your cool layered (CFIDS hot - CFIDS cold) look.

  7.   Remembering your locker combination is a cheaper evaluation than a neurocognitive exam.

  6.   Really cool gym uniforms.

  5.   Cardboard cafeteria pizza an opportunity to cheat on your gluten-free diet.

  4.   Everyone jealous of your two word "What I Did On Summer Vacation" essay - I rested.

  3.   Wilderness Guide helps you forge your way through labyrinth of hallways.

  2.   People comment on how much taller you seem when you're upright.

  1.   You ARE your own lab experiment.