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  1. Merry

    Message from Ryan Prior: Congressional Packs $10

    Because of the popularity of this advocacy effort -- 300 Congressional Packs have been ordered so far -- it will now run through May 31st. I started a new thread to announce this extension in the hope that more people will notice.
  2. Merry

    Congressional Pack Offer Extended Through May 31st

    Ryan Prior's offer to send dvds of his documentary Forgotten Plague to members of Congress for $10 has been extended to May 31st. Volunteers will ship the pack, which, includes, besides the dvd, a letter to the chosen representative. http://www.forgottenplague.com/product/congressional-pack/
  3. Merry

    Message from Ryan Prior: Congressional Packs $10

    From Forgotten Plague Facebook page May 19 at 11:17 pm:
  4. Merry

    Message from Ryan Prior: Congressional Packs $10

    A Forgotten Plague Facebook post dated May 17 at 9:17 reported that 240 Congressional packs had been purchased. Today, the 19th, is the last day to order. As to the question about the "problem" of multiple copies being sent to members of Congress, the response from the person who takes care...
  5. Merry

    Genetic switch turned on during fasting helps stop inflammation

    I need to read this a few more times, and don't know if I will be able to today. So if someone else feels up to pulling out quotes or commenting, please, by all means, do. Have researchers ever looked at the levels of Crtc in the brains of people with ME/CFS/FM or similar illnesses? I do see...
  6. Merry

    Davis/Dafoe story in Stanford Medicine magazine

    I had to look up what the acronyms stand for. A feeding tube. The horror of this illness. I'm sorry, @h3ro.
  7. Merry

    Message from Ryan Prior: Congressional Packs $10

    I've wondered the same things, @Lissa, but I didn't get myself organized to contact Blue Ribbon to ask questions.
  8. Merry

    Davis/Dafoe story in Stanford Medicine magazine

    The story that Ron Davis tells about his own childhood is remarkable.
  9. Merry

    Message from Ryan Prior: Congressional Packs $10

    Ryan Prior reports that 138 Congressional Packs have been ordered so far. Ordering a pack is an easy way to participate in advocacy during Awareness month. For $10.00 Ryan and his all-volunteer team will ship to whichever member of Congress you choose (the site provides a link to check who...
  10. Merry

    Cartoon on ME (fabulous)

    2009 -- oh no! -- a bad year for you, too, Seanko. I'm sorry to hear that. The move did take place, in September, and I'm recovered except I'm still wondering if the hair I lost will grow back.
  11. Merry

    Cartoon on ME (fabulous)

    Ah, you are nice, @San Diego. Thanks. Sorry to burden you and others. The cartoon is good. Thanks, @Seanko.
  12. Merry

    Cartoon on ME (fabulous)

    Your sympathy brings tears to my eyes. Thank you, @Veet.
  13. Merry

    Cartoon on ME (fabulous)

    In October 2009 a childhood friend visited for the weekend, and I haven't recovered.
  14. Merry

    David Tuller asks if your US doctor prescribed exercise

    David Tuller has put out a call on his Facebook page for information from patients in the US whose doctors have ever prescribed exercise. David Tuller teaches at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and also Berkeley's Graduate program in Journalism. In a series of articles he has pointed...
  15. Merry

    Walk for ME 2016 (update)

    How are you, @Seanko? I've been worrying about that 1 mile bit.
  16. Merry

    John Oliver Takes on Science Hype in Media

    Comedian John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight, ridicules how the media reports on scientific studies and how the public eats up this science gossip.
  17. Merry

    New Uk TV Advert on M.E.

    I expected the patient to bite the doctor's finger. Hope springs eternal, said the English poet.
  18. Merry

    Video: 2 friends talk about life with ME/CFS

    I thought the same, @bobby. Just how ill they are was evident to me.
  19. Merry

    Banner statement for the MEAction Seatle Protest

    Sorry, @Justin, but I can't think of anything short and catchy. All I can think of is personal and poignant. How long is the banner? I use the acronym "CFS" because that's what the American public and medical people in the US know. "CFS Son Too Ill to March" "Our Son Ill with CFS __...

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