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2021 MillionsMissing announcement for the week of May 12th

Get ready for #MillionsMissing

We are gearing up for #MillionsMissing 2021! This year will be a week long event, from May 9 to 15, of action and activities to strengthen our community, and fight for recognition, research and medical education for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Check out our website for the #MillionsMissing timeline of events, grab your t-shirt, and plan a local event!  We

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#MillionsMissing 2020 was powerful (full report)!

*We added an update below. Videos like the “I got a virus” video from #MEAction UK and #MEAction Scotland were viewed over 90k times on multiple platforms. Better than originally reported! Dear Friends, You are amazing. You made #MillionsMissing impactful, powerful, and moving.  This virtual year no doubt had it’s challenges, but it was beautiful

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#MillionsMissing: Artists & Storytellers

Over the years, we’ve seen incredible pieces of art from people with ME. Many of these artworks move us, galvanize us, and let us into the inner world of the artist that we would otherwise never see. ME separates us from our lives and loved ones – from work, from parties, from basic errands like

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It’s #MillionsMissing Week!

It’s here. It’s #MillionsMissing week! Are you ready to gather allies, express your art, share your story, tune into some great performances, and celebrate our community? There is a lot to do, and you should only participate when and how you are able. Our numbers are mighty, so you are not in this alone. Together, we

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Equip yourself to fight disinformation!

Over the last many months, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube have been flooded with disinformation about COVID-19. We wanted to make you aware of the problem, equip you with tools for how to recognize and respond to disinformation, and enlist your help keeping our community safe. According to numerous reports, much of this disinformation comes from organized

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1000 Reps a Day for #MEAction – Fundraiser success!

Ellie Rushton, from Birmingham UK, recently raised an amazing £1000 for #MEAction UK, by doing 1000 bodyweight reps every day for 6 months! We are so thankful to Ellie for her determination to support #MEAction and people with ME. Please, find below a few words from Ellie about her experience!  “When I started this fundraiser

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Covid-19 #MillionsMissing Update

The situation of COVID-19 is rapidly changing. We wanted to be optimistic that this situation would improve for the better, but even in the last 48 hours the situation has dramatically shifted. The WHO is officially classifying the virus a pandemic. COVID-19 is now affecting more than 127,000 people worldwide.  We can’t in good conscience,

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Send your stories for London #MillionsMissing

Exciting News for 2020! #MillionsMissing London is in Parliament Square on 13th May. London will play host to a major demonstration aimed at highlighting the plight of ME sufferers across the globe. London #Millions Missing is thrilled to announce that they are collaborating with the Florence Nightingale Museum in her bicentennial year, 200 years after

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Why people with ME need healthy allies

On Sunday 29th of September, my husband, David, and our daughter, Rosslyn, are taking part in the Great Scottish Run 10K to raise money for #MEAction UK. As friends of #MEAction volunteer Emma Shorter and her family, David and Rosslyn have been aware of ME for some time but they’ve only relatively recently gained a

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Hundreds gather for #MillionsMissing Glasgow

#MillionsMissing Glasgow on 12 May, 2019, was a huge success, and took place in glorious sunshine which is fairly unusual for this Scottish city! A crowd of around 400, many of whom had travelled from across Scotland, heard people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) speak about their experience of the illness. There was music from local

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