Tag Archives: ME awareness week
ME Awareness Q&A 8
Q. What is ME? A. ME is a severely disabling condition for both children and adults. It potentially threatens physical, emotional, and intellectual development of children and young people, and can disrupt education and social and family life, at a particularly … Continue reading
ME Awareness Q&A 7
Q. What is ME? A. ME is a neurological condition with a wide range of possible symptoms similar to those seen in MS (multiple sclerosis), SLE (systemic lupus erythematous), Lyme disease, narcolepsy, MCS (multiple chemical sensitivities), Gulf War syndrome, and Glandular fever (chronic … Continue reading
ME Awareness Q&A 6
Q. What is ME? A. ME is a fluctuating condition and many people cannot tell how they will feel from day to day or even hour to hour. If you see a person with ME out and about today looking … Continue reading
ME Awareness Q&A 5
Q. What is ME? A. My immune system is stuck in over-drive, like it’s trying to fight off a nasty virus, and it drains a lot of my body’s resources. My nervous system is also hypersensitive and over-reacts to all … Continue reading
ME Awareness Q&A 4
Q. What is ME? A. All physical and mental exertion, even minor, can cause the body to stop working properly and increase symptoms, though the effect can be delayed by a day or more. Get your blue ribbon from BRAME ME Awareness … Continue reading
ME Awareness Q&A 3
Q. What is ME? A. There is an uneven blood flow to the brain. The brain then sends altered signals to the body and the body reacts abnormally to physical & mental stimuli. ME Awareness week 2016: 11-17 May ME … Continue reading
ME Awareness Q&A 2
Q. What is ME? A. It is an injury to the Central Nervous System, (which controls how the body works) that is usually triggered by an infectious disease process, e.g. a virus, or by chemicals over stimulating the immune system. ME Awareness … Continue reading
ME Awareness Q&A 1
Q. What is ME? A. ME can be called a “neuro- immune-endocrine” condition because it affects many of the body’s systems. (Classified by the WHO as neurological) ME Awareness week 2016: 11-17 May ME Awareness day: 12 May Awareness and … Continue reading
Invite your MP to ME awareness drop-in 11 May 2016, London
APPG to host awareness-raising drop-in: invite your MP A drop-in, hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME will take place on Wednesday 11 May from 12.30pm to 2pm at Portcullis House, Westminster, London. This event offers MPs the opportunity to … Continue reading
Spread the ME word online – Awareness week May 11-17
Join WAMES to raise awareness during ME Awareness Week May 11-17 Whether you wear blue when out, or stay home in your PJs Spread the ME word online… with a selfie! Take a selfie with a sign, handwritten or typed e.g. … Continue reading
