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Sarah returns to the beginning for her ‘Super Six’ challenge for the ME Association

Sarah Elsby has begun her impressive walking challenge in support of her mother who has M.E. Please donate and help the ME Association do more for this vulnerable community.

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Sarah Elsby has begun her impressive walking challenge in support of her mother who has M.E. Please donate and help the ME Association do more for this vulnerable community.

A long cross-country walk dedicated to his mum and to the ME Association

M.E. changed his mum from “being called Tigger because she was always so full of life” to someone who now has to count every ounce of energy used in case it runs out and leaves her floored for days.

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M.E. changed his mum from “being called Tigger because she was always so full of life” to someone who now has to count every ounce of energy used in case it runs out and leaves her floored for days.

ME Awareness: “I went to my GP to be told that M.E. did not exist as a recognised illness!” by Wend Jordan | 20 May 2020

“There is still such a stigma attached to M.E. that I rarely talk about it even if people ask – I’m worried by their reaction.”

ME Awareness: “I went to my GP to be told that M.E. did not exist as a recognised illness!” by Wend Jordan | 20 May 2020 Read More »

“There is still such a stigma attached to M.E. that I rarely talk about it even if people ask – I’m worried by their reaction.”

ME Awareness Press Release: Mum of tragic teen with devastating illness speaks out about years lost in lockdown | 18 May 2020

“My daughter is so ill she has had to disengage with her education. She has been house-bound for three years and bed-bound for the majority of this time.”

ME Awareness Press Release: Mum of tragic teen with devastating illness speaks out about years lost in lockdown | 18 May 2020 Read More »

“My daughter is so ill she has had to disengage with her education. She has been house-bound for three years and bed-bound for the majority of this time.”

ME Awareness: “I suffered without help for so long, we went to every doctor and agency without answers,” by Ellyn Gould | 16 May 2020

“M.E. still affects every aspect of my life. Attending school was a huge hurdle for me and one I still struggle with.”

ME Awareness: “I suffered without help for so long, we went to every doctor and agency without answers,” by Ellyn Gould | 16 May 2020 Read More »

“M.E. still affects every aspect of my life. Attending school was a huge hurdle for me and one I still struggle with.”

ME Awareness: “ME is a cruel illness and whether we have it mild or severe, we all still suffer,” by Naomi Gilchrist | 15 May 2020

“I’ve tried so many different methods to manage my symptoms. Medication helps to a degree alongside self-management techniques.”

ME Awareness: “ME is a cruel illness and whether we have it mild or severe, we all still suffer,” by Naomi Gilchrist | 15 May 2020 Read More »

“I’ve tried so many different methods to manage my symptoms. Medication helps to a degree alongside self-management techniques.”

ME Awareness: “When my youngest was 11, he asked me if I was going to die. I was horrified,” by Theresa Baynham | 13 May 2020

“I’ve got steadily worse, less and less able to work, missing out on all social outings, not able to take holidays due mainly to lack of finances…”

ME Awareness: “When my youngest was 11, he asked me if I was going to die. I was horrified,” by Theresa Baynham | 13 May 2020 Read More »

“I’ve got steadily worse, less and less able to work, missing out on all social outings, not able to take holidays due mainly to lack of finances…”

ME Awareness: The Lost Years and Rediscovery by Kate Stanforth | 12 May 2020

“I’d like to say once I got the diagnosis, things got easier, but they didn’t. I ended up bedbound then ultimately paralysed in some of the darkest days I’ve experienced.”

ME Awareness: The Lost Years and Rediscovery by Kate Stanforth | 12 May 2020 Read More »

“I’d like to say once I got the diagnosis, things got easier, but they didn’t. I ended up bedbound then ultimately paralysed in some of the darkest days I’ve experienced.”

The picture that hides illness that can make young woman feel like she has run a marathon after two bottles of wine | 18 December 2019

Catherine Allen, 22, was initially told she was just tired like most teenagers until she was diagnosed

The picture that hides illness that can make young woman feel like she has run a marathon after two bottles of wine | 18 December 2019 Read More »

Catherine Allen, 22, was initially told she was just tired like most teenagers until she was diagnosed

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