News
This page is for news regarding the book and its distribution, media appearances and this website. For updates and possible corrections to the contents of the book, see the Updates page.
16th May 2014
I apologize for the lack of updates in the recent years. In November 2011 my pituitary was destroyed, a CFS/ME complication exacerbated by severe acute stress intentionally caused by other people. I am now finally getting treatment for all my hormone deficiencies (not just most of them), so hopefully in due course I will be as good as new. In the meanwhile I have had three new books published in Finland: another medical textbook about treatment of autoimmune diseases, and two new novels (after my debut), of which one is about CFS/ME. And in March my debut play Marian ilmestykset, based on my debut novel, premiered in Finland. I believe the first CFS/ME-themed play in the world? A video recording with English subtitles remains a possibility.
The CFS/ME articles I wrote for the Suite101 magazine, which were linked on the Articles page, are no longer available online. I am hoping to relocate most or all of them under this site and/or my personal website in the coming months.
Reviving the Broken Marionette: Treatments for CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia, is of course still available and still getting rave reviews.
23rd April 2012
Some new Updates to the book and Reviews have been added.
4th December 2011
The traditional holiday contest is here again, open until the 22nd of December. This year, besides electronic copies of the book, you can also win a print copy!
30th October 2011
Reviving the Broken Marionette author Maija Haavisto had her debut novel published in Finland. Marian ilmestyskirja is a story of otherness, disability and chronic illness. There is an info page about the book in English, as well. Her new medical textbook will be out in November, sadly only in Finnish as well. It is about controversial or otherwise poorly known chronic conditions from mold illnesses to gluten sensitivity. Any information about locating international publishers for these books is much appreciated!
There are also some new updates to the book.
23rd February 2011
A glowing new review from Cort Johnson has been added to the Reviews page.
9th February 2011
There is now a free abridged eBook version of the book available. It has 43 pages and you can download it right here, no need to register or leave your email address or anything. Some new updates, as well.
26th December 2010
The winners of the holiday contest have been announced. There are also some new updates.
1st December 2010
A traditional holiday contest is giving out two electronic copies of the book! You can participate until the 22nd of December. Two new reviews of the book (quite glowing ones, too!) have been added to the Reviews page. There are also several updates mostly concerning new fibromyalgia studies (but also XMRV and medications that have been withdrawn or their usage limited) on the page.
28th October 2010
Maija Haavisto wrote a report of the Birmingham LDN conference where she was a speaker. Her speech should be online on YouTube in the near future. The Finnish version of Reviving the Broken Marionette was recently reviewed in a Finnish medical journal. More information about this can be found on the new Reviews page.
28th September 2010
Maija Haavisto will also be a speaker at the Birmingham LDN conference on the 23rd of October. The new Finnish version of Reviving the Broken Marionette, published a few months ago, has been well received and she is planning to start working on another medical textbook (unfortunately only in Finnish) at the end of the year. There are also some updates to the content of Reviving the Broken Marionette.
14th May 2010
Maija Haavisto, the author of Reviving the Broken Marionette, was a speaker at the 2nd European LDN conference in Glasgow and wrote a report of it. Some more very promising research about LDN for fibromyalgia is going to be published soon. Also, the second Finnish version of the book, called CFS:n ja fibromyalgian hoito, is going to be out from Finn Lectura in a few weeks.
12th January 2010
A whole bunch of new CFS/ME research is now summarized and explained on the Updates page.
29th December 2009
The winners of this year's holiday contest have been announced. Some updates to the book, as well.
2nd December 2009
Unfortunately there are some bad news about Ampligen, but luckily there are some good news too. You again have a chance to win one of two electronic copies of the book in a holiday contest. Also, the new Finnish version of Reviving the Broken Marionette will be published by Finn Lectura in 2010, about three years after the original version. The original Finnish book was only about CFS/ME treatments, but the new book will feature fibromyalgia treatments as well, just like the English one.
10th October 2009
Confused about the XMRV finding? Read Maija Haavisto's new article CFS/ME and Retroviruses. Some other new research has been added to the Updates page.
21st September 2009
Amazon currently offers a $2.40 discount on Reviving the Broken Marionette: Treatments for CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia. It is unknown how long this sale will last, so get your copy as soon as you can! Some new fibromyalgia and IBS research has been added to the Updates page.
6th July 2009
The FDA still hasn't released the final decision on Ampligen. It is already almost a month late from the last expected date of release and there is no information on when it will finally be out. Several new CFS/ME studies of value are detailed on the Updates page, however.
27th May 2009
FDA postponed their Ampligen decision from May 25th by a further 1-2 weeks. However, there is some intriguing new research about fibromyalgia described on the Updates page.
7th May 2009
Information about very interesting new CFS/ME and fibromyalgia research has been added to the Updates page. Don't forget the CFS/ME/FM awareness day is on the 12th of May, only five days to go!
10th March 2009
More new fibromyalgia research added to the Updates page.
4th March 2009
Newly published research has been added to the Updates page.
22nd February 2009
There are several updates to the information in the book, including new and upcoming clinical trials and information about the pending FDA approval of Ampligen.
16th January 2009
Milnacipran (Savella) has been approved for fibromyalgia. Read more about this on the updates page. Also check out the new review of Reviving the Broken Marionette on On How To Cope With Pain.
30th December 2008
Winners of the contest have been announced and there are some new updates to the book, as well.
5th December 2008
Two free electronic copies of the book will be given out in a holiday contest!
23rd November 2008
New updates regarding approval of new medications have been added.
30th October 2008
New updates to the information in the book have been added.
28th October 2008
A new section Articles has been added to this site, featuring the author's articles about CFS/ME, fibromyalgia and related subjects. There are also some updates to the information in the book.
19th August 2008
There are some new updates to the information in the book.
5th August 2008
The author of the book, Maija Haavisto, is now working for the online magazine Suite101. She will be writing about a variety of topics including food, travel and books, but at least half of the articles will be about medicine, most of them related to CFS/ME and fibromyalgia. You can get an RSS feed of her articles.
There are also some bad news: it is now official that the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has been discontinued. This was the only medical journal focusing on CFS/ME. This is a real blow to CFS/ME research.
14th July 2008
Creative For A Second, a book featuring art from people with CFS/ME (including Maija Haavisto, the author of Reviving the Broken Marionette), is out now. You can browse it online and later order a printed copy.
25th June 2008
Even more news about fibromyalgia treatments has been added to the Updates page.
18th June 2008
Some more news about fibromyalgia treatments has been added to the Updates page.
15th June 2008
Some interesting new information about fibromyalgia treatments has been added to the Updates page.
13th June 2008
The book is now available on Amazon. For ordering information see Book. There are two new subsections in the Book section, one of which includes 50 examples of medications featured in the book and the other lists symptoms and related conditions which the book gives information about treating (formerly a part of the FAQ). In addition I have released a short promo video for the book.
30th May 200
A Links section has been added to the site.
12th May 2008
Today is the international CFS/ME/FM awareness day and the book is finally out. For information about purchasing it, see the Book section.
4th May 2008
The website is launched.