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The stories of five ME sufferers, their descent into illness and quest for treatment
What would you do if you had an illness which no-one could name? What if it made you so tired you couldn't put one foot in front of the other, or even drink a glass of water? And what would you do if your doctor didn't believe it existed? Welcome to the world of ME.
Over 250,000 people in the UK are estimated to suffer from ME. Scientific opinion is sharply divided over the cause of the disease, the symptoms by which it should be diagnosed, the treatment methods which should be used and even - most disturbingly for sufferers - whether it is a 'real' physical affliction or a psychological 'false illness belief'. One thing is certain: it wrecks lives and in the absence of definitive research sufferers must live their lives in a frustrating limbo.
In the first of a two-part Trusadh special on the illness, we hear the stories of five ME sufferers, their descent into illness and their quest for treatment.
BBC Alba (Scottishland): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019p6gp
Here's the recorded programme Part 1 from last night - 23 January 2012 (Second part is next week):
[video]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b019p6gp/Trusadh_Series_4_ME_An_Sgiths_Nimheil_%28Pairt_1%2 9_The_Toxic_Tiredness_%28Part_1%29/[/video]
Am not sure if this is available to watch outside of the UK.
What would you do if you had an illness which no-one could name? What if it made you so tired you couldn't put one foot in front of the other, or even drink a glass of water? And what would you do if your doctor didn't believe it existed? Welcome to the world of ME.
Over 250,000 people in the UK are estimated to suffer from ME. Scientific opinion is sharply divided over the cause of the disease, the symptoms by which it should be diagnosed, the treatment methods which should be used and even - most disturbingly for sufferers - whether it is a 'real' physical affliction or a psychological 'false illness belief'. One thing is certain: it wrecks lives and in the absence of definitive research sufferers must live their lives in a frustrating limbo.
In the first of a two-part Trusadh special on the illness, we hear the stories of five ME sufferers, their descent into illness and their quest for treatment.
BBC Alba (Scottishland): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019p6gp
Here's the recorded programme Part 1 from last night - 23 January 2012 (Second part is next week):
[video]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b019p6gp/Trusadh_Series_4_ME_An_Sgiths_Nimheil_%28Pairt_1%2 9_The_Toxic_Tiredness_%28Part_1%29/[/video]
Am not sure if this is available to watch outside of the UK.