MEAW21: Focus on health & social care and a new website poll
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For ME Awareness Week 2021 we will be discussing health […]
ME Awareness Week
ME Awareness: Failure to accurately diagnose can lead to lifetime of misery and suffering by Debbie Mckno | 17 May 2020
“I’m struggling to come to terms with the fact I was not diagnosed for so long, and am angry that I suffered needlessly for 24 years.”
ME Awareness: “While in many ways it was a relief to finally have a diagnosis, both I and my husband were devastated,” by Carolyn White | 17 May 2020
“I didn’t complete my degree but received sufficient qualifications to be ordained in September 2007.”
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: “If only I could experience consistent nights of restorative sleep, my life in general might be better,” by Russell Fleming | 16 May 2020
“The most frustrating aspect of sleep is the frequent inability to enter deep sleep. It feels like I only ever dream, and it is exhausting.”
ME Awareness: Why Chronic Fatigue is not M.E. by Joanne Hunt | 15 May 2020
ME Awareness: Why Chronic Fatigue is not M.E. by Joanne Hunt | 15 May 2020 Read More »
“What I am suggesting is that, however people refer to M.E., however people experience it, chronic fatigue is not the same thing.”
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: Let us contact your GP or other healthcare professional and keep them informed about ME | 13 May 2020
We want to increase the flow of information to GPs and other healthcare professionals about M.E.
ME Awareness: John Milburn the solo Half-Marathon Runner and Pat Brown who sold her 1960s bike | 13 May 2020
Two stories from very generous supporters of the ME Association.
ME Awareness: BBC News: Eastbourne mum with ME gets some life back after years lost in lockdown | 13 May 2020
Emma spent a decade in isolation at home after becoming severely ill with ME in 2004. She has been interviewed by the BBC together with Dr Shepherd.
Huffington Post: Covid-19 Is Leaving People With Serious Fatigue – What Can You Do About It?
Dr Charles Shepherd contributes to a new article about Covid-19 and possible Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome.
Work the Magic Numbers or Go Blue 4 ME. Help us make it to the other side! | 25 April 2020
The national 2.6 Challenge kicks off tomorrow and you’re getting ready for ME Awareness in May!