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.
Bedbound Midlands singer releases debut album – and is ahead of Taylor Swift in chart! Read More »
Kara’s brilliant album, recorded from her sickbed, is performing exceptionally well in the charts. Download your copy today!
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.”
How it feels to have Very Severe M.E. by Ruth Braham Read More »
“It is incessant, inescapable torture. You are trapped. Completely powerless. You’re in agony with countless unbearable symptoms…”
Jessica Taylor-Bearman wins The People’s Book Prize! Read More »
‘A Girl Behind Dark Glasses’ has beaten 13 other books on the short list to win an award voted by readers themselves…
“For about the next year or so I thought I must just be imagining an illness, that it was my fault, it wasn’t real…”
“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.”
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The Countess of Mar has decided to retire from the House of Lords, but will continue to work with Forward-ME.
MEA Fundraising: ME Awareness Week 2020 – Go Blue 4 ME! | 17 December 2019 Read More »
Be involved with the Go Blue 4 ME campaign next year. It’s time to start thinking about what you might do for ME Awareness in 2020!
We Respond to NICE ‘Suspected Neurological Disorders’ Quality Standard | 25 October 2019 Read More »
Ewan Dale explains how the MEA has responded to this latest consultation from NICE and we review the controversial clinical guideline.
Make ME Visible Campaign – Mummying and ME | 16 October 2019 Read More »
The term “invisible illness” suggests there is nothing to show for it. No clear symptom that Joe Bloggs on the street would see as such.
Kate teamed up with a professional make-up artist and photographer to create concepts visualising her medical conditions.
Make ME Visible Campaign – Invisible Illness Week 2019 | 14 October 2019 Read More »
Is M.E. really an invisible illness? Which elements are visible and which parts remain hidden?
