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A Return to Form: Overcoming Illness with Maren Jensen

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Reflections on Acting, Health Struggles, and Finding Answers

The chapter explores the speaker's time as an actress on Battlestar Galactica in the late 70s, reflecting on naivety, challenges of health maintenance on set, and interactions with actors and a chimpanzee. It then delves into a personal health struggle during film production leading to a long COVID-like condition, detailing the hurdles faced and seeking medical help. The narrative concludes with the speaker's journey of diagnosis, treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome, and the importance of prioritizing health.

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