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  1. misscrankypants

    NEW! - UK DEPT. OF HEALTH to BAN ALL ME/CFS BLOOD DONATIONS from NOV 2010 (from MEA)!

    Hi there, Thanks for the welcome. I wasn't shouting or swearing at any member of/on this forum - it was exclusively reserved for those doing all the lying. Or at least lying is what appears to be happening. I just don't have the energy to be patient (pun?:Retro smile:) these days. It wasn't...
  2. misscrankypants

    NEW! - UK DEPT. OF HEALTH to BAN ALL ME/CFS BLOOD DONATIONS from NOV 2010 (from MEA)!

    Hi everyone, this is my first post/reply to thread. Sorry that my first post will consist mainly of venting, ranting and raving but I have been a seething mess for years ... I know it doesn't help but from what I see here I'm apparently not the only one. I live in the Bristol area and the...