Cambridge ME group & Cambridgeshire ME Rural Tea & Chat group are fund raising for the ME Association’s Ramsay Research fund. 

Normally as a group we would be raising awareness by giving out leaflets and talking to people at a stall in the city centre during ME Awareness Week, but this year we are limited to sharing information online.

ME affects around 250,000 people across the UK, 75% are too unwell to work or study, 25% are completely housebound or bedbound. It has a worse quality of life score than other common conditions like cancer, but only gets 5% of the research funding that similar conditions like MS receives. There are no effective treatments available, and patients are left with trying to manage symptoms often with little medical input.

ME is often triggered by a viral infection, so a small proportion of those who suffer from Covid19 may go on to develop ME.

If you are finding lockdown hard, imagine doing it for years, whilst totally exhausted, in pain, and unable to tolerate light or sound. People with ME are often too unwell to leave the house for years, and not well enough to exercise, watch TV, read, draw, do puzzles, or any of the other activities you may be doing during lockdown.

So, if your expenditure has decreased due to not having to pay for commuting, or leisure activities such as cinema, theatre, sporting events or eating out, please consider making a small donation to fund research into a condition which often stops people doing these activities for years or decades.

To find out more about ME, please click here. 

To find out more about Cambridge ME group, please click here. 

To find out more about Cambridgeshire Rural ME tea & chat, please click here. 

To find out more about the Ramsay Research Fund, please click here.

To find out more about the ME Association, please Click here!

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