Our goal – to uncover the possibilities present for ME/CFS/FM and long COVID.
Health Rising’s quickie summer donation drive has begun! It brings up a good question – why support us? Why support something that’s free?
Here’s our commitment – to effectively communicate the possibilities present in the ME/CFS, FM, and long-COVID fields.
That commitment requires that we do things a bit differently. We don’t do “hit and run” quickie blogs where you’re left with some data point that is impossible to interpret. For a blog on Health Rising to work, it should be a world unto itself; i.e. it should present “the world” of the finding. Does it build on past research? Does it relate to other findings? Is it a strong finding? How might it relate to the future?
That takes a lot of work and results in longer blogs, but it’s the only way I can see to understand what’s going on. It’s also unusual – with our admittedly rather complex blogs (leavened a bit by the GIST hopefully), we’ve basically thumbed our nose at standard internet practices for almost 20 years.
With the commitment to possibility comes being open to new treatment possibilities. Health Rising is not ‘pro-drugs’, ‘pro-alternative health’, or ‘pro-mind/body’. We are pro-health! If someone gets better and has a legitimate story to tell, our commitment is that you will hear about it and have the opportunity to decide for yourself whether to give it a try.
Recent and Future Activity
Upcoming blogs include Prusty’s recent findings, an overview of mast cell treatments, Simmaron’s new mitochondrial finding, a Dan Neuffer interview on recovering from ME/CFS, could stimulants be helpful?, more recovery stories, how to use your brain to reduce pain, etc., plus we will finally, (finally!) launch our long-promised and long-delayed Lives Interrupted project over the next week.
Some of the blogs over the last month or so include:
- Two recovery stories – Melissa’s spinal patch and Patrick’s brain retraining/pacing/drug/supplement story.
- Two “community service” blogs on – whether to take the shingles vaccine, and the dangers of osteoporosis in ME/CFS/FM.
- Two EBV blogs highlighting the role this longstanding virus in ME/CFS may be having in long COVID including, for the first time, exercise intolerance.
- Comprehensively examined apheresis as a possible treatment.
- Explored the startling news that an immune cell (neutrophils) may be responsible for fibromyalgia.
- Highlighted a possible ME/CFS-Long-COVID brainstem connection.
Supporting Health Rising
If you’re able to, please push some money our way.
So why support something that’s free? With just one full-time (me) and one part-time (Stavya) employee, Health Rising’s needs are not great, but producing it is not without cost. Health Rising is not a hobby website or something that Stavya or I do in our free time – it provides for both our livelihoods. That’s why your contributions help keep HR viable and moving forward.
This drive will last about 3 weeks and our goal is to raise $25,000.
We love all forms of support, and in our quickie summer drive, we like to highlight recurring donations. Small, medium, or large – they really add up over time. They’re also a way to pretty painlessly make a big difference with Health Rising. Sign up for a $5 or $10 (or more) recurring monthly donation – you’ll probably hardly notice it, but that little bit – multiplied many times over – is a vital source of revenue for Health Rising.
Or grace us with a one-time donation via PayPal, or check, or even an Amazon gift card.
Checks made out to Health Rising are gratefully received at:
Cort Johnson, 404 Boulder Hwy, PO Box 91245, Henderson, NV 89015.
Thanks for your support!
So many people read your informative blogs Cort and I often see people referring to new blogs and older ones, on Twitter. I really hope the summer Health Rising fundraiser goes well!
Thanks, Tracey! We’re off to a good start – almost $3000 on the first day. 🙂
Yay, that’s great! Let’s hope the support continues.
Cort, je tiens à te remercier pour le contenu de tes articles. J’ai fait un don depuis la France, mais je ne suis pas certaine que le don paypal a été effectué correctement??
Cort, I want to thank you for the content of your articles. I made a donation from France, but I’m not sure that the paypal donation was made correctly??
j’ai développé EM/SFC modéré il y a 19 ans après une intervention chirurgicale par cœlioscopie. Dès mon réveil de l’anesthésie, j’ai ressenti un malaise. Il est possible qu’il se soit passé quelque chose pendant l’opération, peut-être au niveau sanguin ou d’un nerf. Le chirurgien m’a dit qu’il avait exercé une PRESSIONN EXCESSIVE sur mon thorax pour évacuer le gaz, ce qui m’a choquée. J’ai ressenti des douleurs au niveau du thorax pendant au moins 4 mois après. Je n’ai rencontré personne ayant développé un EM/SFC après une intervention chirurgicale. Je serais curieuse de savoir si quelqu’un ici a vécu une expérience similaire…
I developed moderate ME/CFS 19 years ago after laparoscopic surgery. As soon as I woke up from the anesthesia, I felt unwell. It is possible that something happened during the operation, perhaps in the blood or in a nerve. The surgeon told me that he had exerted EXCESSIVE PRESSURE on my chest to evacuate the gas, which shocked me. I had chest pains for at least 4 months. I have not met anyone who has developed ME/CFS after surgery. I’d be curious to know if anyone here has had a similar experience…
Thanks, Claudie!
People get ME/CFS from mild infections, from being in the ICU, and sometimes for no apparent reason (me), so I would actually be surprised if something like a surgery didn’t cause it in some people. Surgery is also dehydrating and I wonder if that might have been a factor given the low blood volume seen in ME/CFS.
Thanks for the donation – and from France – we don’t get a lot of those. It hasn’t come through yet. I think you should have received an email from Paypal about it. Maybe something did go wrong (?)
Always a pleasure to support your work Cort. I am in awe of how you and Avri do such an incredible job, especially knowing that you personally suffer from ME CFS. I will say that the people who have no patience for a GIST being left out now and then, or those who threaten to take their reading somewhere else because they don’t agree with content are rather annoying. But you never know what kind of day they may be having. It can be brutal. Thank you, I did a recurring donation this time. Much gratitude Cort.
🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘First I would like to donate $100.00 but my bank account has been hacked into twice causing lots of problems. Can I pay through PayPal or do you have another secure way of paying? I was diagnosed by Famous Dr Paul Cheney who was a great man & great compassionate Dr. in 1989. Thank you.
Sorry to hear about the hacking but that would be great Debra! Paypal is actually what we use. If you go to the bottom of the page you’ll see a Paypal widget :). If you have any trouble please let me know via the comments or the contact page.
I wish there was a way to donate through an app on iPhone, as I’m unable to pay through credit card internationally and I refuse to use PayPal 🙁
We’re pretty limited I’m afraid – how about an Amazon gift card?
Hi Cort,
Once again I thank you for all you do for our community!
I can’t do recurring donations but am donating US$10 ($15 Aussie) each time I read one of your new posts while the Summer Drive is on.😊
Very nice! Thanks so much!