May 12th is Awareness Day for ME, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Every year bloggers use this opportunity to express their views and to raise the profile of these often misunderstood and maligned conditions. A call was put out to bloggers to participate in a #May12BlogBomb. The loose theme this
While ME awareness day does not garner the attention that other illness do, patients and advocates are working hard to bring light to the issues. EmpowerHer summarizes the inspiring actions and events that took place this year: Monuments were lit up around the world including Peace Bridge in the United States, and Langevan Bridge, Niagara Falls, CN
New potential cause of ME found. Research found that Important signalling mechanisms are disrupted with receptors in the brain, gut, cardiovascular and immune systems. Research findings will be presented at the end of May 2015. Read more…
The Brighton Wheel and the Brighton Sea Life Centre were lit up blue last night in support of ME Awareness. A group of ME Mums and Dad’s held posters from Action for ME for photographs that will be published along with an article on ME in the Argus newspaper. The photos were also circulated
A unique pattern of immune molecules in the cerebrospinal fluid of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome have been discovered, providing insights into the basis for cognitive dysfunction –frequently described by patients as ‘brain fog’– as well as new hope for improvements in diagnosis and treatment. Read more here
