Hello and thank you for visiting my fundraising page! I am raising money for ME Research, by walking 1 mile along the Wells-Next-The-Sea wall between the quay and the beach on SUNDAY 12TH MAY 2013. I was diagnosed with ME after being unwell for a number of years, and I am hoping to raise £50.

Walk for ME aims to raise awareness of ME/CFS alongside raising money for ME charities focused on biomedical research into the causes of ME/CFS.

ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) is a severely debilitating neurological illness estimated to affect between 150,000 and 250,000 people in the U.K. It may be diagnosed as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS).

It is characterised by a range of neurological or cognitive symptoms including severe and long-lasting payback and slow recovery times associated with even minor activities (post-exertional fatigue) which can affect cognitive processes as much as physical ones. The World Health Organisation defines ME as a neurological illness. Patients are also prone to relapses which may take the form of the original systemic illness, or fresh episodes of muscular or other symptoms.

The 2007 NICE guidelines states that ME/CFS is a relatively common illness; and that its physical symptoms can be as disabling as multiple sclerosis, congestive heart failure and other chronic conditions; and that it places a substantial burden on patients, families and carers, and on society.

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