A summary of recent M.E. related stories in the news. Headlines appearing in the media as dated:
Sick of being tired?
Article about the causes of tiredness. If you are suffering from tiredness that does not shift – visit your GP as you might have M.E.
Meon Valley News, p 13
01/12/09
Getting the old me back
Betty Edwards suffers from fibromyalgia but is trying to get her life back before she meets the daughter she gave up for adoption when she was 16.
The Scottish Sun, p 52
01/12/09
Football tournament for charity
A charity football tournament at Arsenal’s training ground in Shenley managed to raise over £1,500 for Action for M.E. and RADAR.
borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
30/11/09
http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/4765535.Football_tournament_scores_for_charity/
As above:
This is Local London (web)
29/11/09
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/4764632.Mayor_s_Charity_football_tournament_raises_more_than__1_500/
borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
27/11/09
http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/localnews/4764616.Work_football_teams_raise__1_500_for_charity/
'Fatigue' is misleading
Letter from Dr John Greensmith, MEFreeForAll.org, talking about the differences in fatigue that people with M.E. feel to people without the illness.
Bristol Evening Post, p 10-11
30/11/09
As above:
Western Gazette (Yeovil & District), p 69
26/11/09
Coming home
Ex-MTV presenter Simone Angel and her husband ex-Charlton Athletic footballer Andy Hunt are returning to the UK after relocating to Belize eight years ago. Andy developed CFS and had to give up football.
The Mail on Sunday, p 56-57
29/11/09
Lollipop success
John Foley, from Paisley, has been named the best lollipop man in Scotland. John was forced to give up his work as a firefighter after developing M.E.
The Scottish Sun, p 37
28/11/09
As above:
Daily Record, p 28
28/11/09
Paisley Daily Express, p 3
26/11/09
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