Recovery

Ian tells how he had to lower his sporting horizons after being struck down with M.E.

Ian Lazonby was a vet and a lawyer before glandular fever as an adult led to M.E. He talks about his experience with the condition, how he has recovered to an extent, and has accepted M.E.

Ian tells how he had to lower his sporting horizons after being struck down with M.E. Read More »

Ian Lazonby was a vet and a lawyer before glandular fever as an adult led to M.E. He talks about his experience with the condition, how he has recovered to an extent, and has accepted M.E.

NHS England & Department of Health and Social Care Dismiss Concerns about Graded Exercise and Post-Covid Illness Management

The responses from Chris Whitty at the Department of Health and Social Care and Stephen Powis at NHS England to ME Association concerns, were very disappointing.

NHS England & Department of Health and Social Care Dismiss Concerns about Graded Exercise and Post-Covid Illness Management Read More »

The responses from Chris Whitty at the Department of Health and Social Care and Stephen Powis at NHS England to ME Association concerns, were very disappointing.

The Times: Warning over conflicting medical advice to coronavirus recovery patients

“The NHS is urging people to exercise at a time when many, just like people with post-viral ME, need to rest, recuperate and pace themselves,” Countess of Mar.

The Times: Warning over conflicting medical advice to coronavirus recovery patients Read More »

“The NHS is urging people to exercise at a time when many, just like people with post-viral ME, need to rest, recuperate and pace themselves,” Countess of Mar.

MEA Statement: NHS England Guidance on the Management of Post-Covid Fatigue Syndromes

The serious concerns expressed by the MEA about the Covid recovery guideline resulted in a reply from NHS England and an article in The Times newspaper.

MEA Statement: NHS England Guidance on the Management of Post-Covid Fatigue Syndromes Read More »

The serious concerns expressed by the MEA about the Covid recovery guideline resulted in a reply from NHS England and an article in The Times newspaper.

Severe ME: Why is improvement subject to such harsh judgement and not celebrated?

“Having M.E. robs us of just about everything, but not the ability to be supportive or kind. We are a community, and it should be us against the world not us against each other.”

Severe ME: Why is improvement subject to such harsh judgement and not celebrated? Read More »

“Having M.E. robs us of just about everything, but not the ability to be supportive or kind. We are a community, and it should be us against the world not us against each other.”

BBC Spotlight: Covid-19 and Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome with Dr Charles Shepherd

The uncertainty surrounding recovery from Covid-19 is something that we hope is being discussed within the NHS and Government, but pacing and self-management remain the only options for many people.

BBC Spotlight: Covid-19 and Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome with Dr Charles Shepherd Read More »

The uncertainty surrounding recovery from Covid-19 is something that we hope is being discussed within the NHS and Government, but pacing and self-management remain the only options for many people.

“A post-viral tsunami is hitting our health services, yet in the UK it doesn’t even seem to be on the national agenda.”

Paul Garner, Professor at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, talks about those who have not recovered from Covid-19.

“A post-viral tsunami is hitting our health services, yet in the UK it doesn’t even seem to be on the national agenda.” Read More »

Paul Garner, Professor at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, talks about those who have not recovered from Covid-19.

ME Awareness: “I was living in a darkened room with my eyes shut for many long years,” Cheryl Russell | 23 May 2020

“It should have been the beginnings of my life instead it was the other way around. I was to lose all my 20’s and 30’s to this illness.”

ME Awareness: “I was living in a darkened room with my eyes shut for many long years,” Cheryl Russell | 23 May 2020 Read More »

“It should have been the beginnings of my life instead it was the other way around. I was to lose all my 20’s and 30’s to this illness.”

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