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Millions Missing Campaign makes the Huffington Post

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“Patients with Chronic Illness Rally to Raise Funds, Awareness, and Hope”
As the group began planning, and posting about the protest on social media, the idea for a #MillionsMissing campaign started to form. “#MillionsMissing speaks to the invisible nature of our illness,” said Hodges. “Millions of patients are missing from their careers, schools, social lives and families due to the debilitating symptoms of this disease.” There are also millions missing in funds to research the disease, and millions of healthcare workers lacking proper medical training about ME/CFS....