You may or may not be aware, but our friend Laura has been seriously ill and has been 24-hour bedbound for 2 years. That’s over 730 days trapped in a hospital bed completely disabled and unable to care for herself. M.E is a horrendous, debilitating illness that has destroyed her life and millions of others.

A fellow sufferer said “In a world of medical breakthroughs and space exploration and AI, we deserve better than being trapped in our bedrooms and treated like 19th century “hysterics”.Multi-system chronic diseases like M.E are not too mysterious or complicated to solve. We just haven’t devoted enough resources into solving them. In the absence of proper government support, patients rely on M.E research to give us hope for the future.”

Laura says “Living with M.E is a living nightmare! I couldn’t do this without the help of my family who have got me through the darkest of days. Although these days are not yet over, my doctor has helped me to manage my symptoms. My son has been the sunshine that keeps on shining and gives me inner strength to keep fighting every day!”

The principal aim of ME Research UK is to commission and fund high-quality scientific (biomedical) investigation into the causes, consequences and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as ME/CFS). This is a debilitating illness which affects between 120,000 and 240,000 people in the UK, but is neither well understood nor, in many cases, properly recognised.

There are over 20 million people worldwide suffering from this devastating illness. Please help us to fundraise for M.E research and help find a cure for this horrific illness! See link below