Honoring Severe ME Day & Sharing our Severe ME Artists Project 2026
- #MEAction
- 17 hours ago
- 2 min read
Today we honor and recognize Severe ME Day, August 8th. Severe ME Day is a day of remembrance when we think of those whom we have lost to myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), and focus on those living with severe ME. For those of you in our community who have severe ME, we love you and we are fighting with you.
August 8th was chosen to honor Sophia Mirza, a severe ME patient who died of the disease. Severe ME Awareness Day was started by the 25 Percent ME Group in 2013.
In honor of this day, #MEAction is proud to share the Severe ME Artists Project 2026! This project exists because over 100 of you submitted photos, drawings, writing, and videos of your work! We debuted this project in 2021 and five years later we continue to be humbled and honored to bring you the work of the Severe ME community.
#MEAction recognizes the difficulty of living with severe ME and hopes that on Severe ME Day and always you feel loved and supported. This project was created with an idea to allow those with severe ME to share their artwork (past or present) with the larger community and provide an opportunity to be SEEN!
We also want to acknowledge the grief that happens for those unable to practice their art due to illness and those who have had to change the way they continue their craft.
Here is the video compilation featuring all of the wonderful art submitted by our severe ME community! There is sound used in this video, so please use mute if need to while watching. Also, the video will feature captions where needed. Feel free to pause and come back to watch the rest of the video when you have the energy.
To view the written work and all the art that was shared, check out the Severe ME Artists Project Gallery. This page has a lot featured on it, so please take your time and come back often!
Again, thank you so much to everyone who participated in this project! Your work and your creativity inspire us! And on Severe ME Day and every other day, please know that you are not alone. #MEAction’s community is here for you. We are here to support you and we are in this fight for you.
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