British Olympian Opens up on 'Year of Hell' After M.E. Diagnosis
The British sprinter now spends more than 22 hours a day in bed, and simple conversations or bright lights can trigger crashes lasting months.
- At 32, British sprinter Dobbin has been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis , a chronic, fluctuating disease leaving her bedbound more than 22 hours daily; she has left the house on only five occasions this year.
- Five years ago, Dobbin represented Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics, but her health decline began in winter 2021-22 following back-to-back Covid and glandular fever infections; British Athletics doctors provided no initial answers.
- Simple stimuli like bright lights or loud sounds can trigger a "crash" lasting 24, 48 hours, or months on end. Dobbin warned that a 30-minute interview could impact her health in 2027.
- During a condensed season, Dobbin competed at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games, and European Championships while experiencing dizziness and leg numbness; she later told BBC Sport of her "year of hell."
- Routine tasks now severely restrict Dobbin's life; she only leaves bed to eat or use the bathroom, with even a blood test previously resulting in months of being bedbound afterward.
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Beth Dobbin, 32, is battling a serious illness every day, five years after competing in the Olympics. Five years ago, Beth Dobbin represented Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics, competing in the 200m. Now, at 32, the former track and field champion spends more than 22 hours a day in bed, due to a serious chronic illness that has completely changed her life. Read more at iefimerida.gr Beth Dobbin, 32, is battling a serious illness every day, fiv…
The former Olympian is suffering from a serious illness just a few years after performing under five rounds. Any slightest effort can nail her to bed for a long time.
In 2021 Beth Dobbin took part in the Olympic Games. Five years later she can hardly move out of bed.
She was DIAGNOSED with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
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