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CFS Public Awareness Campaign

The Faces of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a traveling photo exhibit that is part of a national public awareness campaign about the illness, will be displayed in Center Court near Dillard's at Cool Springs Galleria, located at 1800 Galleria Boulevard in Franklin, from Monday, September 21, through Sunday, September 27.

This event is free and open to the public.

The mall is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

The Faces of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome features the portraits and stories of CFS patients, family members and health care professionals and was shot by fashion and celebrity photographer George Lange.

The exhibit is part of the first-ever national chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) health education campaign and is sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CFIDS Association of America.

Although more than four million Americans suffer from CFS, less than 20 percent have been diagnosed, compromising their health care.

The campaign is designed to educate the public and health care professionals about diagnosis and treatment of this medical condition and to help Americans learn to recognize the symptoms of CFS and seek medical care if they think they or a family member may be suffering from CFS. The theme of the campaign is "Get informed. Get diagnosed. Get help."

Read more at CFIDS.org.