Blog entries by Tom Kindlon

Dr Weir's 5 free Irish ME/CFS talks in Cork/Dublin/Galway/Limerick/Sligo, May 2023
Info on Dr Weir's 5 free Irish ME/CFS talks in Cork/Dublin/Galway/Limerick/Sligo, May 2023, organised by the Irish ME/CFS Association
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Title: I’m very grateful for the online chronic illness community and feel it can and does make a positive contribution --- I was recently asked...
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Art has kindly given me permission to share this How many Long COVID patients develop ME/CFS? Art Mirin, 8/20/22 Overview: Of the 5 studies of...
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(Ireland) Webinar: "Key messages for Primary Care on the Diagnosis and Management of Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome & ME/CFS"
Educational event for GPs: "Key messages for Primary Care on the Diagnosis and Management of Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome and ME/CFS" Time &...
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(Ireland) Webinar: "Key messages for Primary Care on the Diagnosis and Management of  Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome and ME/CFS"
Educational event for GPs: "Key messages for Primary Care on the Diagnosis and Management of Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome and ME/CFS" Time & date...
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Link to recording of and slides for Dr Ros Vallings' recent talk and Q&A
From: Irish ME Trust & Irish ME/CFS Association Hi Everyone, The YouTube link below relates to the Online talk and Q&A with Dr Ros Vallings on...
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I'm posting this to some yahoogroups tonight. In case it is of interest to anyone, I thought I would share it here. Tom --- With yahoogroups...
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The "little man/woman" can make a difference
Ten years ago, I believe I was the first to highlight in a peer-reviewed ME/CFS publication that there was no formal system to report adverse...
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Dr Weir's 4 May Irish M.E. talks in Cork/Dublin/Galway/Limerick
This has now been cancelled: see message below The Irish ME/CFS Association is pleased to announce that it has arranged for Dr William Weir, a...
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(Ireland) Limerick event on Sat, February 15 (for all with a particular focus on children/young people & parents) Sarah Warde, coordinator of...
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UK medical research charities spend a broadly similar amount to the taxpayer-funded National Institute for Health Research & Medical Research Council
There is a popular tweet going around by somebody with ME in the UK complaining that biomedical research shouldn't have to be funded/crowd-funded...
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Should donating to ME/CFS research be left to millionaire sufferers and ex-sufferers? I'm not convinced
I think it is important that there is private money raised for research to speed up research progress. For example, researchers will have a better...
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It'd be great if ME/CFS research funds could be set up in more countries, either as part of existing groups, stand-alone or affiliates of other...
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(This is an updated version of something I wrote in July 2017) I am fortunate to have managed to get my BMI down to a healthy 21.7 by losing 70...
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I am fortunate to have managed to get my BMI under 25 (24.7) by losing 48lb / 22kg / 3st 6lb while ill with severe ME/CFS. (I hope to lose more...
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This week is my 28th anniversary of becoming sick (aka "sickaversary") with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome at age 16. I've...
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Some reasons why I donate to research into my illness (ME/CFS) (Following on from a discussion elsewhere, I was prompted to write this) I see...
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I have been reflecting on reasons why I'm passionate to get rid of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) following a Twitter exchange yesterday. I had a...
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