People are making good enough points in this thread, but I am finding the tone of some posts a bit patronising.
Although, I know that wasn't anyone's intention.
I mean, people like Esther and myself, are experienced enough in the field of ME to be able to spot the mistakes and shortcomings of the article.
We can't all possibly challenge, or do an online analyse, for every single article that we read.
So we were expressing our overall impressions of the article, in a relative sense, without doing a heavy duty analysis.
Like I said, it is a relatively good article, and I personally can't be angry everytime I see or read something that's not totally accurate.
It would be exhausting.
So for me, it's a relief to see something that is a step in the right direction.
Actually, I do feel a sense of relief when I see things improving as it makes me think that the work that we all do is paying off.
That doesn't mean that I am not aware of the article's shortcomings, and it doesn't mean that I've switched off my critical faculties.
It just means that I'm saving my energy for other stuff that is in greater need of challenging.
But sometimes I think it's nice to take a step backwards from it all, and think, well yes, we are making a difference, and things have been changing over time.
I know that this change can never be quick enough for some people, and I fully understand that. But every small change that we make, helps people in the future, even if it doesn't return our own lives quickly.
For me personally, I have to be grateful for small things sometimes, and when I see that progress is being made, even if it's only incremental progress, it helps me personally if I register it, and to appreciate it.
But that doesn't mean I am in anyway grateful to the BBC. I'm not - they've been dreadful.
But I am extremelly grateful to, and proud of, everyone in our community, and everything that everyone does, including everyone who has posted in this thread.
In the mean time, I continue to analyse, and criticise, and to do my small bit in trying to make a difference.
I'm just saying, because it can be tiring to be constantly criticised on the forum sometimes.
And I don't think that we all do enough to say to each other that we are grateful to each other.
Sometimes some of us fall out over details that we disagree strongly about.
But that is a shame, because we all want the same thing, and sometimes I think we forget to support each other.
I'm not aiming this at anyone... These are just general comments, that apply equally to myself... I'm making criticisms in this post, just as I'm complaining about other people's criticisms.
So anyway, thank you to everyone on this forum, for everything that you do, and for your strength and courage.
Maybe we should start a general appreciation, and gratitude thread.