{"id":31309,"date":"2021-06-28T06:32:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T05:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=31309"},"modified":"2023-02-11T15:08:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T15:08:06","slug":"introducing-wames-volunteers-mia-boardman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/introducing-wames-volunteers-mia-boardman\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing WAMES volunteers: Mia Boardman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introducing WAMES volunteers: social media volunteer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Hi! I\u2019m Mia.<\/p>\n

\"\"I am the volunteer in charge of the newly created WAMES Instagram account. I joined WAMES as a volunteer because I liked the idea of being able to help others that are in my situation, especially young people like me. Running the Instagram account allows me post about things I wish I would have been able to see when I had ME!<\/p>\n

Before I developed ME, I was a Welsh national swimmer, just about to begin my first year of GCSEs.\u00a0\u00a0At the age of 14 though, I developed a chronic pain that lasted almost 3 months to the day before it stopped. After the pain had disappeared, I was left with chronic fatigue that prevented me from being able to attend school or continue swimming. I had to be home tutored and complete my GCSEs at home.<\/p>\n

\"\"After 2 years of suffering with ME, I made a full recovery and 5 years on from my diagnosis, my life is back to normal (if it was ever normal to begin with!) I am on my way to university to study Biomedical Science and I have started swimming again.<\/p>\n

Read other volunteers’ stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michelle<\/a><\/p>\n

Sharon<\/a><\/p>\n

Jan<\/a><\/p>\n

Tony<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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