Kirsty Best to CO-CURE today
[if: I saw an article about this recently. I think she might be doing research as well - maybe on whether the social needs of people with ME/CFS are met in part by the site?? I think she has a friend or family member with ME/CFS. I'll see if I can find the article.]
****ME/CFS Centre for Social Support now open in Second Life****
Dr. Kirsty Best from Murdoch University has set up a Centre dedicated to people with ME/CFS in the virtual world Second Life.
We invite all those with ME/CFS and their friends and family to use the Centre and attend our gatherings and events. We hold regular meetings in the Centre, where people with ME/CFS gather to find support, friendship and information. We also host visiting speakers, guided relaxation/meditation, and more. All you need to attend is a Second Life account, available for free. We suggest those with ME/CFS sign up through Virtual Ability: http://virtualability.org/signup.aspx
Once you have an account and have downloaded Second Life, the Centre can be accessed through this URL: http://www.tinyurl/me-cfs All you need to do is open up the Second LIfe application on your computer, open up the URL in your web browser (http://www.tinyurl/me-cfs ), and then click "Teleport now" above the image of the Centre.
You may want to visit our website (http://www.mecfscentre.org) even if you choose not to enter Second Life. We publish recordings of our visiting speakers, information about ME/CFS, and a calendar of events taking place in the Centre. Please feel free to join our mailing list to get updates on events and to read or contribute to discussions about ME/CFS (http://groups.google.com/group/mecfscentre).
**More information**
- To find out more, our website is: www.mecfscentre.org
- Join our mailing list at: http://groups.google.com/group/mecfscentre (You need to create a Google account if you don't have one, or sign in with the account you currently have).
- We have just started an ME/CFS lobbying/advocacy collaborative wiki at: http://mecfslobbying.wikispaces.com/
- Take a virtual tour of the Centre here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OResI2xxJ8
- Join the ME/CFS Centre group in Second Life (do a search for ME/CFS Centre once you are logged in and click Join. It's free)
The director of the Centre is Dr. Kirsty Best of Murdoch University. Kirsty's avatar name is Kirsty Bearsfoot. Please contact or email her with any questions.
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[if: I saw an article about this recently. I think she might be doing research as well - maybe on whether the social needs of people with ME/CFS are met in part by the site?? I think she has a friend or family member with ME/CFS. I'll see if I can find the article.]
****ME/CFS Centre for Social Support now open in Second Life****
Dr. Kirsty Best from Murdoch University has set up a Centre dedicated to people with ME/CFS in the virtual world Second Life.
We invite all those with ME/CFS and their friends and family to use the Centre and attend our gatherings and events. We hold regular meetings in the Centre, where people with ME/CFS gather to find support, friendship and information. We also host visiting speakers, guided relaxation/meditation, and more. All you need to attend is a Second Life account, available for free. We suggest those with ME/CFS sign up through Virtual Ability: http://virtualability.org/signup.aspx
Once you have an account and have downloaded Second Life, the Centre can be accessed through this URL: http://www.tinyurl/me-cfs All you need to do is open up the Second LIfe application on your computer, open up the URL in your web browser (http://www.tinyurl/me-cfs ), and then click "Teleport now" above the image of the Centre.
You may want to visit our website (http://www.mecfscentre.org) even if you choose not to enter Second Life. We publish recordings of our visiting speakers, information about ME/CFS, and a calendar of events taking place in the Centre. Please feel free to join our mailing list to get updates on events and to read or contribute to discussions about ME/CFS (http://groups.google.com/group/mecfscentre).
**More information**
- To find out more, our website is: www.mecfscentre.org
- Join our mailing list at: http://groups.google.com/group/mecfscentre (You need to create a Google account if you don't have one, or sign in with the account you currently have).
- We have just started an ME/CFS lobbying/advocacy collaborative wiki at: http://mecfslobbying.wikispaces.com/
- Take a virtual tour of the Centre here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OResI2xxJ8
- Join the ME/CFS Centre group in Second Life (do a search for ME/CFS Centre once you are logged in and click Join. It's free)
The director of the Centre is Dr. Kirsty Best of Murdoch University. Kirsty's avatar name is Kirsty Bearsfoot. Please contact or email her with any questions.
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