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Food, Clothing and Shelter: Delivering the Basics to People with ME

Erica Verrillo is President of the American ME and CFS Society (AMMES)  When I was a child, my mother taught me the three basics of human survival: Food, clothing, and shelter. These, she said, are essential for our existence. At the time, I understood food to be essential, and possibly shelter, but I did not

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HOMELESS: How AMMES is Keeping People with ME in their Homes

Years ago, Dr. Bell made the observation that many people currently living in cars most likely had chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). (The acronym myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) was not used at that time.) Under any circumstances, the threat of homelessness causes despair, but among people with ME/CFS the prospect of losing a home is terrifying. Seriously

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