Wales Online: The frail teenager set to spend all of her summer holidays in her bedroom by Mark Smith | 07 August 2019
“Most days she is in bed, but we try to make life as normal as it can be for her. We have to stay strong for her.”
“Most days she is in bed, but we try to make life as normal as it can be for her. We have to stay strong for her.”
Cognitive symptoms are common for everyone who has M.E., but it is the cognitive fatigue which disables me the most.
This ombudsman decision shines a light on the difficulty that some people with M.E. face in obtaining social care.
Zoe was put under surveillance – monitors, lights on constantly, nurses watching her eat and humiliatingly insisting on escorting her to the loo…
The Guardian: ME and the perils of internet activism | 29 July 2019 Read More »
This latest article continues to shine an uncritical spotlight on an issue that we really don’t think stands up to scrutiny…
MEA Summary Review: The Role of Mitochondria in ME/CFS | 13 July 2019 Read More »
This latest review looks at energy production, and the ongoing search for clues as to what might be causing problems in ME/CFS.
MEA Personal: Facing up to Mental Health Challenges | 11 July 2019 Read More »
We’ve been talking about mental health on social media. Russell explains how he’s faced up to these challenges over the years.
Advances in Understanding the Pathophysiology of ME/CFS | 08 July 2019 Read More »
When does an illness become a disease? Dr Komaroff explores what we know about the biological abnormalities in ME/CFS.
The Emotional Impact of a Long-term Physical Illness by Anna Redshaw | 08 July 2019 Read More »
“No human being can endure what we endure as M.E. sufferers and come away unscathed.”
“I strongly believe that if I’d received different treatment from doctors, I would not be as ill as I am today,” Jennifer Chittick
“This debate helps highlight how existing behavioural approaches and treatments are failing patients.” Carolyn Wilshire.
“I now have no regular social life to speak off and have lost contact with most, if not all, of my friends from my old life.” Gemma Corvalan.
“Living with ME is like waking up with the worst flu and hangover combined you’ve ever had in your life, every single day.” Nicola Ingram.
“A neurologist even said “ME is not a real disease.” The medics made her doubt herself and feel ashamed.” Clare Norton.
“It is time for egos to be put aside, for the science to be listened to, for patients to be listened to and the Hippocratic Oath to be remembered – first, do no harm.” Clare Norton.
Stanford: Biomarker for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Identified? | 30 April 2019 Read More »
“We clearly see a difference in the way healthy and chronic fatigue syndrome immune cells process stress.” Dr Ron Davis.
ME Research Summary: Something In The Blood by Simon McGrath | 27 April 2019 Read More »
Four independent groups have now found that a factor in the blood can affect cell metabolism/mitochondria in ME/CFS.
“There is little scientific credibility in the claim that the psycho-behavioural therapies should be primary treatments for this illness.”
We discuss what the new research means and how the Biobank contribution continues to evolve.
“This is the first report that serum CK concentrations are markedly reduced in severe ME/CFS.”