a may 12 project. The challenge is to get as many buildings as possible in your country to light up with one of the 3 colours used on May 12th – blue, purple or green. We want public buildings/places like City Halls, Niagara Falls and we want individual homes lit up too!
MEpedia is a crucial tool for advocates, researchers, doctors, policy makers, and even the general public, that will allow them to find all current information on myalgic encephalomyelitis in one place.
May 12th is Awareness Day for ME, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Every year bloggers use this opportunity to express their views and to raise the profile of these often misunderstood and maligned conditions. A call was put out to bloggers to participate in a #May12BlogBomb. The loose theme this
My brother has made a video to promote his participation in the Edinburgh marathon (31st May) in aid of ME Research UK. Although partly a fundraising initiative, the video also delivers a powerful message and can be used as a tool for raising awareness. It has been viewed over 4,000 times in one week, and so far raised roughly the same amount in £. Please share as widely as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgovI7Q273g (or go to YouTube and search for ‘ME awareness – Tom’s appeal”
Take The Chilli M.E. Challenge. The Chilli M.E. Challenge is an advocacy initiative started by four girls who met on Facebook and decided that something had to be done to spread awareness to those that don’t have ME and also to raise much needed funds for biomedical research for Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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While ME awareness day does not garner the attention that other illness do, patients and advocates are working hard to bring light to the issues. EmpowerHer summarizes the inspiring actions and events that took place this year: Monuments were lit up around the world including Peace Bridge in the United States, and Langevan Bridge, Niagara Falls, CN
