Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or M.E.
affects 250,000 people in the UK . Typically the most active and talented people are afflicted. More than 33,000 children are affected in England alone, causing them to miss school for long periods, often years. About 20% of the total number of patients have severe ME, lying so ill they are unable to move. It
can last for decades.
Very little progression has been made in last 21
years. I suffered from it in 1991. There is still no test for it, no cure, standard treatment or drugs available. We urgently need to raise awareness about the disease (known in the US and Canada as CFFIDS) to
ensure Government funding is made available for research, tests and
treatment. The danger of total trust in alternative medicine also needs to be highlighted.
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Suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not funny at all.
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