{"id":8249,"date":"2016-05-12T06:54:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T06:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=8249"},"modified":"2016-05-12T06:54:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T06:54:17","slug":"me-awareness-qa-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/me-awareness-qa-9\/","title":{"rendered":"ME Awareness Q&#038;A 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8260 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10251913_794727027204137_644843883626873094_n1.jpg?resize=518%2C301\" alt=\"10251913_794727027204137_644843883626873094_n[1]\" width=\"518\" height=\"301\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10251913_794727027204137_644843883626873094_n1.jpg?w=518&amp;ssl=1 518w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10251913_794727027204137_644843883626873094_n1.jpg?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10251913_794727027204137_644843883626873094_n1.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 518px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 518\/301;\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ME Awareness day 12 May<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Q.<\/strong> What is ME?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>A. <\/strong>ME is\u00a0much misunderstood\u00a0and maligned, even by some in the medical profession. Many people with ME are still not believed and given the support and care they need. There is no widely accepted diagnostic test yet, but\u00a0it <em>is<\/em> possible to diagnose by recognising the pattern of symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>WAMES is working with the Welsh Government and Health Boards to improve understanding of ME and\u00a0to improve services\u00a0in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>For ME awareness day 2016 WAMES information about ME has been posted\u00a0on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gpone.wales.nhs.uk\/news\/41337\" target=\"_blank\">Welsh GP website <\/a>and distributed to Health Boards.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ME Awareness day 12 May Q. What is ME? A. ME is\u00a0much misunderstood\u00a0and maligned, even by some in the medical profession. Many people with ME are still not believed and given the support and care they need. 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