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"ME/CFS - Hundertausende Schwerkranke nach wie vor in Notlage

Mehr als 600 000 Erkrankte in Deutschland, 63 Milliarden Euro gesellschaftliche Kosten jährlich, aber kaum Forschung: Patienten mit Myalgischer Enzephalomyelitis (ME) müssen um medizinische Versorgung kämpfen. Warum viele Gebäude heute blau leuchten."

#MECFS #LightUpTheNight4ME #MECFSAwarenessDay #IntMECFSConference2025

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Georg Thieme Verlag KG600.000 an ME/CFS erkrankt – Versorgung nach wie vor prekärBy dpa/ess

The things that keep me going as a person with #MECFS: my partner, my adult kids, finding community online, and doing art. My world used to include a career I loved, hiking and walking in nature, being on the board of an arts organization, traveling, doing things with my daughters—and I am still grieving the loss of those. Grateful to have started art journaling because it means I can still have access to making art even when I can’t get out of bed. #MECFSAwarenessDay #MillionsMissing @mecfs

So much of my life as a person with #MECFS is focused on survival. Getting myself food and drink from the kitchen. Taking care of basic hygiene. Getting a shower and clean clothes a couple times a week.

Homebound. Wheelchair user.

I wouldn’t have believed it could be like this if I didn’t experience it myself.

I’m in the moderate to severe category. You don’t want to know what severe, extremely severe, and profoundly severe look like.

#MECFSAwarenessDay #MillionsMissing @mecfs

Want to know what a day in the life of #MECFS is like? Yesterday I had leftover pizza and a cup of tea for breakfast. Brushed my teeth. Put my hair in a ponytail. Sat on the sofa for a bit, glued some pieces to a collage. Had to lie down in bed because I kept crying and was nauseated—both signs that I’ve done too much. Couldn’t tolerate light or sound. Had a seizure-like episode. Was home alone so couldn’t have dinner. Missed out on a Mother’s Day call.

The irony of being too exhausted to write a post for #MEawarenessday

THIS is why it isn’t spoken about more.

This is why the world isn’t more outraged by this debilitating illness’s lack of even one single basic treatment.

We need more advocates to help us raise awareness and petition governments to pledge more funding for research. Good studies need proper funding. Please talk to people about this illness, even if you don’t know anyone with it. 💗

Happy #MECFSAwarenessDay to all who “celebrate.” In 2019, I had mild flu-like symptoms. My world changed overnight. Could no longer think clearly, couldn’t get up a flight of stairs, often collapsed walking more than 20-30 feet. Developed migraines & seizures. Little has changed since then, although medications and supplements have reduced some of my symptoms. Being treated like I’m fabricating my illness is the worst part of this illness. No one would choose this. #MillionsMissing #MECFS @mecfs

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If you want to do something to help, continue (or start!) masking in indoor public spaces.

Of course we would love better indoor air quality regulations, and more research into the condition. In the US, those things are not going to happen for a while. Masking protects you and your community! Many viruses can trigger ME/CFS, although covid is the most common trigger these days.