Blue Sunday has become a staple in the ME community’s calendar. It has a more lighthearted and celebratory feel than World ME Day, and having a gap between the two allows for pacing and recovery time for some of those who may wish to participate in both.

Some members of the community raffle off their blue themed crafts and donate the proceeds, others hold bake sales at work or school. Most spend the day as they always do, unwell in bed, only this time the community has united online to share photos of their cup of tea. Blue Sunday has given so many people the opportunity to rediscover their sense of self beyond the illness, with Anna asking them to input their skills, to make the day a real group endeavour, and turn social media into a sea of blue, and cake and tea pots!

Tea Parties For ME are now held internationally, with members of the ME community and their family/friends hosting their own tea parties at home, at work, at street parties, or via video call.