World ME Day - The disease where pushing harder can make you sicker.
On May 12th each year, World ME Alliance focuses on learning about, raising awareness of, and campaigning around Myalgic Encephalomyeltitis.
World ME Alliance - (We are a unique alliance of ME organisations from around the world. Our membership is made up of senior leads/representatives from national ME organisations, working together to achieve change for people with ME at a national and international level.)
For 2023 World ME Alliance are focusing on the key aspect of ME that everyone should know about: that pushing harder can make you sicker. The technical term for this is post-exertional malaise (PEM).
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is something that everyone with ME experiences.
It is a worsening of symptoms after physical, mental, or emotional exertion that would not have caused a problem before the illness and is the hallmark symptom of ME. For some patients, sensory overload (light and sound) can induce PEM. PEM intensifies the severity of symptoms and may last days, weeks, or permanently. The symptoms typically begin to worsen 12 to 48 hours after the activity or exposure.
The World ME Alliance website gives news from around the world, and suggestions as to how you can be involved.
ME Research UK publicise - Walk for ME 2023 -
The aim of Walk for ME is to get as many people as possible - especially the family and friends of those affected by ME - to do a sponsored walk, run, swim or ride of whatever length they feel comfortable with.
There is no minimum distance, no targets, and, although it runs principally through ME Awareness Week (2nd week in May), no set dates. You choose when you wish to walk, the distance, the location and the charity to support. No matter what you do step-by-step, you will be supporting a great cause and also raising awareness with every stride.
It is hoped that as many friends and loved ones as possible will do a sponsored walk or other sponsored event during ME Awareness Week, although you can also do a walk, run, swim or ride at any other time if you prefer.
“The whole idea is that the friend or family member is doing something that their loved one would love to be able to do but can’t.“
Further information on the Walk for ME Just Giving page.
#MillionsMissing 2023! Announce -
#MillionsMissing 2023 will be held on May 12, 2023, at the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. The event will feature an art installation and a press conference.
#MEAction will host #MillionsMissing 2023 in partnership with Body Politic to demand bold, urgent governmental action for the millions of people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), Long COVID, and other infection-associated complex chronic diseases.
The pandemic showed the public what people with ME already knew: that the government, our healthcare systems, and society at large have systematically deprioritized people with infection-associated chronic illnesses.
The #MillionsMissing 2023 website explains how you can see the press conference, and become involved.
Action for M.E. (AfME) announce -
Blue Sunday; The Tea Party for M.E.; 14th May 2023.
Champion fundraiser Anna Redshaw’s Blue Sunday Tea Party is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2023 and has so far raised over £70,000 for M.E. charities across the world. Join Anna and Action for M.E. this May to raise vital funds for people living with M.E., whilst enjoying tea, cake and community.
Anna has been running the Blue Sunday Tea Party for M.E. since 2013, as a way to fundraise but also to break the isolation so often experienced by people with M.E. You can read more about how the Blue Sunday Tea Party started on Anna’s blog.
Full information on How To Take Part available from AfME
The ME Association (MEA) announcement -
ME Awareness Week - pleasant surprises from the Gloucestershire Friendship Group -
If paradise could be twice as nice, you’ll never find a better bunch than the Gloucestershire ME/CFS Friendship Group. They’ll be holding their annual ME Awareness Week bash on Saturday, 13th May and this year they’ve got a couple of surprises up their sleeves.
That afternoon, members will be out in force in Quedgeley Community Centre, near Gloucester, for a natter, a cuppa, a slice or two of some good home-bakes and a raffle stocked with over 20 prizes. The event will be held between 1.30 and 3.30pm.
Watch out for further announcements during week, plus a reminder -
Please join us during M.E. Awareness Week, when we look forward to greeting Marina Townend, Specialist Occupational Therapist/Team Lead, of the Worcestershire & Herefordshire ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Post-Covid Syndrome Services.
Our Afternoon Café Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 10 May, from 2.00 - 3.30 pm, in the Next Café, above the Next store at the Elgar Retail Park, Blackpole, Worcester, WR3 8HP. Join us in the Next Café, above the Next store at the Elgar Retail Park, Blackpole, Worcester, WR3 8HP (There is a lift and escalator in the store, plus plenty of parking, including blue badge spaces near the main entrance.)
All people with M.E., CFS, FMS, and their carers, friends and relatives, are welcome at all Worcestershire M.E. Social Group gatherings - please join us whenever it suits you.
Our recent Worcester Afternoon Café Meetings blog, gives future dates, and further information.
Marina Townend, recently updated us on the situation at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS ME/CFS Local Services. This is given in our recent Worcestershire NHS ME/CFS Local Services News blogs in April and March .
BACME (The British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS) which is a multidisciplinary organisation for UK professionals who are involved in the delivery of clinically effective services for patients with ME/CFS, also explains -
Herefordshire and Worcestershire ME/CFS Service
The service supports people with a confirmed diagnosis of ME/CFS, age 18 and over, who have a GP based in Herefordshire or Worcestershire. It offers therapeutic intervention by Occupational Therapists and Psychologists on a 1:1 and group basis, much of which is provided virtually (video or telephone call), although clinic appointments are available if preferred. We can also undertake home visits if clinically indicated.
• Action for ME • Hereford • Local News
• #MEAction • M.E. Association • Meetings
• MERUK • N.H.S. • Post COVID Syndrome (Long COVID)
• Worcestershire • Worcestershire M.E. Social Group
On May 12th each year, World ME Alliance focuses on learning about, raising awareness of, and campaigning around Myalgic Encephalomyeltitis.
World ME Alliance - (We are a unique alliance of ME organisations from around the world. Our membership is made up of senior leads/representatives from national ME organisations, working together to achieve change for people with ME at a national and international level.)
For 2023 World ME Alliance are focusing on the key aspect of ME that everyone should know about: that pushing harder can make you sicker. The technical term for this is post-exertional malaise (PEM).
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is something that everyone with ME experiences.
It is a worsening of symptoms after physical, mental, or emotional exertion that would not have caused a problem before the illness and is the hallmark symptom of ME. For some patients, sensory overload (light and sound) can induce PEM. PEM intensifies the severity of symptoms and may last days, weeks, or permanently. The symptoms typically begin to worsen 12 to 48 hours after the activity or exposure.
The World ME Alliance website gives news from around the world, and suggestions as to how you can be involved.
ME Research UK publicise - Walk for ME 2023 -
The aim of Walk for ME is to get as many people as possible - especially the family and friends of those affected by ME - to do a sponsored walk, run, swim or ride of whatever length they feel comfortable with.
There is no minimum distance, no targets, and, although it runs principally through ME Awareness Week (2nd week in May), no set dates. You choose when you wish to walk, the distance, the location and the charity to support. No matter what you do step-by-step, you will be supporting a great cause and also raising awareness with every stride.
It is hoped that as many friends and loved ones as possible will do a sponsored walk or other sponsored event during ME Awareness Week, although you can also do a walk, run, swim or ride at any other time if you prefer.
“The whole idea is that the friend or family member is doing something that their loved one would love to be able to do but can’t.“
Further information on the Walk for ME Just Giving page.
#MillionsMissing 2023! Announce -
#MillionsMissing 2023 will be held on May 12, 2023, at the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. The event will feature an art installation and a press conference.
#MEAction will host #MillionsMissing 2023 in partnership with Body Politic to demand bold, urgent governmental action for the millions of people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), Long COVID, and other infection-associated complex chronic diseases.
The pandemic showed the public what people with ME already knew: that the government, our healthcare systems, and society at large have systematically deprioritized people with infection-associated chronic illnesses.
The #MillionsMissing 2023 website explains how you can see the press conference, and become involved.
Action for M.E. (AfME) announce -
Blue Sunday; The Tea Party for M.E.; 14th May 2023.
Champion fundraiser Anna Redshaw’s Blue Sunday Tea Party is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2023 and has so far raised over £70,000 for M.E. charities across the world. Join Anna and Action for M.E. this May to raise vital funds for people living with M.E., whilst enjoying tea, cake and community.
Anna has been running the Blue Sunday Tea Party for M.E. since 2013, as a way to fundraise but also to break the isolation so often experienced by people with M.E. You can read more about how the Blue Sunday Tea Party started on Anna’s blog.
Full information on How To Take Part available from AfME
The ME Association (MEA) announcement -
ME Awareness Week - pleasant surprises from the Gloucestershire Friendship Group -
If paradise could be twice as nice, you’ll never find a better bunch than the Gloucestershire ME/CFS Friendship Group. They’ll be holding their annual ME Awareness Week bash on Saturday, 13th May and this year they’ve got a couple of surprises up their sleeves.
That afternoon, members will be out in force in Quedgeley Community Centre, near Gloucester, for a natter, a cuppa, a slice or two of some good home-bakes and a raffle stocked with over 20 prizes. The event will be held between 1.30 and 3.30pm.
Watch out for further announcements during week, plus a reminder -
Please join us during M.E. Awareness Week, when we look forward to greeting Marina Townend, Specialist Occupational Therapist/Team Lead, of the Worcestershire & Herefordshire ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Post-Covid Syndrome Services.
Our Afternoon Café Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 10 May, from 2.00 - 3.30 pm, in the Next Café, above the Next store at the Elgar Retail Park, Blackpole, Worcester, WR3 8HP. Join us in the Next Café, above the Next store at the Elgar Retail Park, Blackpole, Worcester, WR3 8HP (There is a lift and escalator in the store, plus plenty of parking, including blue badge spaces near the main entrance.)
All people with M.E., CFS, FMS, and their carers, friends and relatives, are welcome at all Worcestershire M.E. Social Group gatherings - please join us whenever it suits you.
Our recent Worcester Afternoon Café Meetings blog, gives future dates, and further information.
Marina Townend, recently updated us on the situation at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS ME/CFS Local Services. This is given in our recent Worcestershire NHS ME/CFS Local Services News blogs in April and March .
BACME (The British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS) which is a multidisciplinary organisation for UK professionals who are involved in the delivery of clinically effective services for patients with ME/CFS, also explains -
Herefordshire and Worcestershire ME/CFS Service
The service supports people with a confirmed diagnosis of ME/CFS, age 18 and over, who have a GP based in Herefordshire or Worcestershire. It offers therapeutic intervention by Occupational Therapists and Psychologists on a 1:1 and group basis, much of which is provided virtually (video or telephone call), although clinic appointments are available if preferred. We can also undertake home visits if clinically indicated.
• Action for ME • Hereford • Local News
• #MEAction • M.E. Association • Meetings
• MERUK • N.H.S. • Post COVID Syndrome (Long COVID)
• Worcestershire • Worcestershire M.E. Social Group
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