#MEAction Georgia recently had a huge accomplishment. Maggie Boxey, who is a member of the Georgia State Chapter, a Navy veteran, and a published author, recently gave a Tedx talk about her experience as a person with ME. Maggie was diagnosed a year ago but has been sick since 2020. Before becoming sick Maggie and
#MEAction Georgia volunteer, Cory Anderson-Sweeney, uses her Baby Deer Bakery to spread awareness about ME and her Cookie of the Month Club to help raise funds for #MEAction. We were inspired by her journey and we hope you will enjoy the scrumptious look into her story in her own words. Here’s the delicious morsel: When
Our End of Year Fundraiser: Our Community Is Out of This World has been launched into orbit for the past month and we have raised a good chunk of money so far – thank you to everyone who has given! We still have a long way to reach our goal, so if you have yet
The Pillow Writers Anthology, Issue 1: Near- Life Experiences is a new literary magazine in the disability community. This inaugural issue features poems, stories, and essays by 17 writers who call themselves the Pillow Writers. The Pillow Writers are an international group of writers living with the neuro-immune diseases of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and Long
Exciting news: #MEAction revamped our volunteer program for the new year! We are honored to have wonderful volunteers including people with ME, Long Covid, and other associated conditions as well as our caregivers, allies, and wider communities. Volunteering with #MEAction can and does make all the difference. We invite you to join our program! Our
Have you registered yet to join us this Wednesday, December 6th at 4pm ET / 1pm PT for a community presentation introducing the Canary Corps program? Ahead of Wednesday’s event we wanted to share with you Alison’s story. Alison Sbrana will be co-presenting this event, and much of the design of Canary Corps has been
I’ve got exciting news to share! In early 2024, #MEAction will launch a new grassroots, peer-run program in the United States to help people with ME, Long COVID, and other infection-associated chronic illnesses find and access local services and support for people with disabilities. This will be an innovative and radical program that is run
#MEAction is excited to announce our new Volunteer Survey! We invite everyone to complete the survey. The survey link will be available on #MEAction’s website until Friday, July 29th. We encourage everyone to thoughtfully consider each question, fill out their responses, and submit the survey by the due date. The survey consists of 12 questions
