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#PwME4ICC Demand US Health Agencies Recognize Myalgic Encephalomyelitis as Defined by ICC

Wally

Senior Member
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Update as of 12:00 a.m, on August 14, 2018 - this petition currently has over 4,000 signatures!

Here is the link where you can review, sign and share this petition - https://www.change.org/p/the-us-dep...omyelitis-me-as-defined-by-icc-now/u/23073066

Interested in reviewing some additional information about M.E. and the International Consensus Criteria (ICC). Then check out these posts/replies:
Page 1 - Post/Reply Nos. 15 and 20, Page 2 - Post/Reply Nos. 22, 23, 24 and 27, Page 3 - Post/Reply No. 42

Need a translation of the petition to share with people around the world? The petition has currently been translated into the following languages - 1) Dutch, 2) German, 3) French, 4) Spanish and Italian. See the links for these translations in Post/Reply No. 62, which is right before this one.

@Nielk - Are you looking for volunteers to translate the petition into 1) Arabic, 2) Chinese, 3) Danish, 4) Japanese, 5) Russian or any other languages? If yes, if people want to help with these translations what is the best way for them to contact you?

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M.E. is an “International” illness. Thirty years of diluting this international illness with a U.S. game of hide and seek has gone on far too long. It’s time to see what mysteries this illness might reveal when it is allowed to stand on its own.
 
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Nielk

Senior Member
Messages
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Update as of 12:00 a.m, on August 14, 2018 - this petition currently has over 4,000 signatures!

Here is the link where you can review, sign and share this petition - https://www.change.org/p/the-us-dep...omyelitis-me-as-defined-by-icc-now/u/23073066

Interested in reviewing some additional information about M.E. and the International Consensus Criteria (ICC). Then check out these posts/replies:
Page 1 - Post/Reply Nos. 15 and 20, Page 2 - Post/Reply Nos. 22, 23, 24 and 27, Page 3 - Post/Reply No. 42

Need a translation of the petition to share with people around the world? The petition has currently been translated into the following languages - 1) Dutch, 2) German, 3) French, 4) Spanish and Italian. See the links for these translations in Post/Reply No. 62, which right before this one.

@Nielk - Are you looking for volunteers to translate the petition into 1) Arabic, 2) Chinese, 3) Danish, 4) Japanese, 5) Russian or any other languages? If yes, if people want to help with these translations what is the best way for them to contact you?

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M.E. is an “International” illness. Thirty years of diluting this international illness with a U.S. game of hide and seek has gone on far too long. It’s time to see what mysteries this illness might reveal when it is allowed to stand on its own.

Thanks, @Wally. We would appreciate any additional translations from volunteers. I can be reached here or as a pm.