For M.E. Awareness Month this May, we (Hannah, Lisa, Daniel, and Elijah) will participate in Walk for ME 2022 in support of ME Research UK, a charity which funds research into M.E. in order to find its cause, develop effective treatments, and ultimately discover a cure. 👩🏼‍🔬

M.E. is a commonly misunderstood, long-term illness which causes extreme physical and mental fatigue. Its cause is unknown, and there are not really any known effective treatments.

We are hoping to help contribute to M.E. research funding, and raise awareness of the illness and its symptoms on behalf of our sister, daughter, partner, and friend, Sophie 💛

The idea of Walk for ME is in doing something that the loved one would love to be able to do but can’t. In the week commencing 29th May,

🌲 Hannah and Lisa will be walking the trails along the meadow in Surrey near to where Sophie lives.

🦌 Elijah and Daniel will be walking in London, from Tower Bridge and along the river through to St James's Park, and across to Richmond Park.

In Sophie's own words:

M.E. is a devastating, long-term (chronic) and often lifelong illness that sadly affects the lives of lots of people and their loved ones. The illness is complex, profoundly disabling and carries with it a long list of horrible symptoms that affect its sufferers lives 24/7. Our quality of life is appalling; I cannot describe how unwell and how much pain I am in at the moment as I write this message, both physically and mentally. Only 5% of those diagnosed will recover and it breaks my heart to see people suffering with so much sadness in their hearts and little to no hope for their future. It is a greatly misunderstood illness and this only contributes to our pain and suffering. The only hope me and others living with M.E. have is through research and finding effective treatments to help us.

Thank you for visiting our fundraiser.

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To learn more about the illness and Walk for ME, please check out:

• https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs

• http://walkforme.co.uk/what.html