Interview with Julie Rehmeyer about her NY Times' Modern Love piece

It is hard to imagine having to cope with the aftermath of someone dying of suicide in your home. But that was the task confronting Julie Rehmeyer, a writer and longtime ME/CFS patient. Her friend, Beth Mazur, had been visiting her for five days. Beth was a dedicated advocate for people with ME/CFS and a co-founder of #MEAction, which popularized the annual “Millions Missing” campaign. For years, she kept up the fight for greater awareness and research funding. When I began crowdfunding for this project, she offered valuable help and guidance. In the end, she decided it was time to leave her suffering behind. Rehmeyer recently wrote about these events for The New York Times’ popular Modern Love column. She and I spoke about why she wrote the piece, and related issues. Rehmeyer's piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/st...