We update our general leaflet on Covid-19 and ME/CFS and this is reproduced below along with all our range of free leaflets about the infection and lockdown.
Tag: Support
ME Awareness: “These lost years have been a grieving process; a loss of a past life that seems so far away,” Naomi Gilchrist | 24 May 2020
“I hope that one day I will be able to use my lost years to help others by raising awareness of the plight of those living with M.E.”
ME Awareness: “I have had symptoms of ME since I was a teenager – over 50 years ago,” by Ann Jones | 22 May 2020
“My husband has taken on housework, shopping, cooking and the garden so is effectively my carer.”
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.”
The ME Association: We Support, Inform, Advocate and Invest in Biomedical Research | 19 May 2020
We provide support, reliable information, a voice when needed, and funding for medical research.
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: 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: “GP’s have not been given any training to recognise a patient with ME,” by Smita Dutta | 13 May 2020
“The GP’s I have seen treat everyone based on symptoms rather than the whole illness itself…”
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: The Coronavirus lockdown and ME by Pamela Lap | 12 May 2020
“Since the coronavirus started to spread I have cancelled all my support because I wanted to be completely isolated.”
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 by Holly O’Brien | 02 May 2020
“I grieve for the old me, while managing the situation I am currently in, and looking into the future and questioning, will I ever be well enough?”
ME Carers Connected: Let us put you in touch with other carers | 30 April 2020
ME Carers Connected can help put carers in touch with one another for mutual support and to share experiences.
ME Association Full Guidance: Coronavirus and ME/CFS by Dr Charles Shepherd | 31 March 2020
Dr Shepherd provides another update and comprehensive guidance for people with ME/CFS.
ME Charities and MPs send letter to supermarkets asking for more support for people with M.E. | 29 March 2020
We review the shopping situation in light of the restrictions and have written to supermarkets asking for more help.
We need to speak up for those who cannot by Charlotte Stephens | 07 August 2019
They don’t see the days spent in tears from being in so much pain and the frustration of not being able to spend time with them.
Introducing Severe M.E. Week from the ME Association | 05 August 2019
It is Severe ME Day on Thursday, but we think people severely affected deserve to have a full week dedicated to raising awareness.
Turning a Passion for Wildlife into Prints for M.E. | 08 July 2019
Jen Taylor is very kindly raising money for the ME Associaion by selling her fabulous limited edition animal prints.
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