Tag Archives: Jan Russell
Introducing WAMES volunteers: Jan Russell
Introducing WAMES volunteers: Jan Russell The first in a series introducing WAMES volunteers: the Chair Back in 2000 I was one of a small band of support group reps who got together to discuss what we could do to … Continue reading
In the news: Missing from their lives, missing from healthcare services
ME Awareness week – in the BBC news in Wales “All round the world millions of people are missing from their lives. In Wales people are also missing from the healthcare system. When we go to the surgery we’re not … Continue reading
BBC Wales news: ‘Humanitarian crisis’ for ME sufferers in Wales
BBC Wales News article, 11 May 2019: ‘Humanitarian crisis’ for ME sufferers in Wales “People thought I’d moved away or joined a nunnery”, said Marian Gray, who admits going “missing from life”. She disappeared because she was one of … Continue reading
#TimeForUnrestWales in the Senedd
#TimeForUnrestWales in the Senedd – Wed 24 Oct 2018 Seven AMs accepted the invitation from Mark Isherwood AM to join people with ME and carers at an event in the Senedd, the home of the Welsh Government. More AMs expressed interest … Continue reading
ME in Wales in the media, 24 Oct 2018
Catch up with the media coverage of the ME and the #TimeForUnrestWales campaign. Wales today at 6.30pm – the item on ME starts at 15:30, and is little changed from the earlier news bulletin. In the broadcast Owen Hughes says … Continue reading
ME healthcare in Wales is in the news – ‘scandalous’, ‘a health & social care crisis’!
ME healthcare in Wales is in the news! As, people with ME prepare to meet AMs at the Senedd today, 24th October 2018, to watch an excerpt of the award winning film Unrest, the BBC is featuring ME on the … Continue reading
A Miracle Drug for ME-CFS?, a Welsh Pharmacy Review article
A Miracle Drug for ME-CFS?, an article in the Welsh Pharmacy Review by Jan Russell, Chair of WAMES. For years, confusion and disagreement have permeated the nature and treatment of ME-CFS. Now, Jan Russell, Chair of WAMES, shares the latest … Continue reading
