Support WBURChronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Gains Funding, And ControversyMiriam E. TuckerNovember 04, 2015 ShareRonald Davis cares for his 31-year-old son, Whitney Dafoe. Dafoe is seriously ill with ME/CFS. His father, a Stanford University professor, is organizing a study of the disorder. (Courtesy of Ashley Davis)