Old Bones
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The following is the text of an email I sent to various Canadian news media outlets (Metro News - all individual city sites, PostMedia, The Globe and Mail (including their health reporter and columnist, Andre Picard):
"ME/CFS - Canadian #MillionsMissing Event - Please provide news coverage
Recently, the federal government has made several announcements to report the commitment of hundreds of millions of Canadian taxpayer dollars to support the medical needs of people around the globe. Meanwhile, Canadian Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) patients have been neglected by Health Canada and the Canadian medical system for decades.
ME/CFS is a complex, acquired, organic, multi-systemic disease that is classified by the World Health Organization as neurological. Canadian patients will be participating in an awareness campaign by means of a virtual protest on May 25, 2016 as described on the following website:
http://millionsmissing.meaction.net/locations/canada-virtual/
Regrettably, this illness is seldom reported on in the Canadian news media. (The most recent column I recall from a mainstream Canadian newspaper was yours entitled "Time to take chronic fatigue seriously" dated February 17, 2015 -- Andre Picard only).
Perhaps you would be willing to provide coverage of the #MillionsMissing event.
Thank you for your consideration."
Any other suggestions on where this email could be sent?
Edited to include additional recipients:
Pamela Fayerman, Vancouver Sun (thanks, @Kati )
Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen (thanks, @ScottTriGuy )
Tom Blackwell, National Post - Health care reporter
Jake Kivanc - Vice media (thanks, @ScottTriGuy )
Huffington Post (thanks, @Kati )
CBC - The National
CTV - five email addresses (including Medical Report)
Global National (plus all local/regional stations)
"ME/CFS - Canadian #MillionsMissing Event - Please provide news coverage
Recently, the federal government has made several announcements to report the commitment of hundreds of millions of Canadian taxpayer dollars to support the medical needs of people around the globe. Meanwhile, Canadian Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) patients have been neglected by Health Canada and the Canadian medical system for decades.
ME/CFS is a complex, acquired, organic, multi-systemic disease that is classified by the World Health Organization as neurological. Canadian patients will be participating in an awareness campaign by means of a virtual protest on May 25, 2016 as described on the following website:
http://millionsmissing.meaction.net/locations/canada-virtual/
Regrettably, this illness is seldom reported on in the Canadian news media. (The most recent column I recall from a mainstream Canadian newspaper was yours entitled "Time to take chronic fatigue seriously" dated February 17, 2015 -- Andre Picard only).
Perhaps you would be willing to provide coverage of the #MillionsMissing event.
Thank you for your consideration."
Any other suggestions on where this email could be sent?
Edited to include additional recipients:
Pamela Fayerman, Vancouver Sun (thanks, @Kati )
Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen (thanks, @ScottTriGuy )
Tom Blackwell, National Post - Health care reporter
Jake Kivanc - Vice media (thanks, @ScottTriGuy )
Huffington Post (thanks, @Kati )
CBC - The National
CTV - five email addresses (including Medical Report)
Global National (plus all local/regional stations)
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