Why ME?

Because I have friends (and also two of my Open University students) who have the condition. I am seeing what a devastating impact it can have on their lives, from being unable to work, study or do the sporting activities they previously loved, to being unable to even get out of bed on the worst days.

What am I doing?

Running round in circles for 24 hours continuously, on Friday 2nd to Saturday 3rd May, starting at 8.00am. Because I can. And I’m a bit strange 🤡

I’ll post updates here as to how the preparation is going!

"....doctors do not treat us and science does not study us. How could a disease this common and this devastating have been forgotten by medicine?" Jennifer Brea

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