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Chronic illness clinic in B.C. ‘a shadow of what it used to be’ after fee changes

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Tia Leschke has come to rely on a group of strangers she is unlikely to ever meet in person for health care.
Leschke of Winlaw, B.C., suffers from fibromyalgia, a chronic illness that causes pain throughout the body as well as fatigue. Leschke’s family doctor didn’t know how to treat her condition, and referred her to an online clinic for support.
The BC Centre for Long COVID, ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis) and Fibromyalgia (BC-CLMF) treats approximately 8,500 patients in virtual

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