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    #my2016MEawards: Acknowledge people and groups in the ME community you are grateful for

    If it's not too late I'd like to support those already nominated including Tom Kindlon, Alem Mathees, David Tuller, Dr Charles Shepherd and many more, and also Graham McPhee of ME Analysis fame (has Graham been mentioned? He should be!). And on the 'outside' of ME, James LeFanu, the Telegraph...
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    Bristol protest in support of sufferers of the "invisible" chronic fatigue disease

    While it is great to see my local rag covering an ME story, sadly this article in the Bristol Post is riddled with grammatical and factual errors. The link to Action for ME is just one of them! The error is perhaps understandable as Action for Me are now based just outside Bristol and #MEAction...
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    Bristol protest in support of sufferers of the "invisible" chronic fatigue disease

    "Bristol protest in support of suffers of the "invisible" chronic fatigue disease" Dozens of protesters are expected to march in Bristol in support of people who suffer from a debilitating, but much ignored, disease. Often referred to as "yuppie flu" or dismissed as "laziness", Myalgic...