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ME/CFS archive, especially RFH 1955. For education, not profit. Relocated from Twitter. Researched since 2011 by @continuitytweets.bsky.social & @ciaranj_farrell. No petitions.

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The South Wales Evening Post from today, twenty-six years ago - 26th November 1999. Includes a reference to Mansel Aylward.
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Thirty-six years ago today. The Observer, UK. 26th November 1989. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Thirteen years ago today. The Daily Telegraph, UK. 26th November 2012. A feature on Dr. Charles Shepherd. #myalgicencephalomyelitis #cfsme #myalgice #mecfs.
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The Daily Telegraph, UK. 26th November 2007.
#mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The Surrey Herald, England. 26th November 1987.
#myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice #mecfs
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The Okmulgee Daily Times, Oklahoma, US. 25th November 1993. #mecfs #myalgice #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Texas, US. 25th November 1990. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska, US. 25th November 1988. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #cfsme
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Independent, UK. 25th November 2012.

Hooper, Mar & Weir criticise an award for Simon Wessely. Wessely's death threat claims are repeated in the paper.

"Wessely's doctrine is wrong and it will be proved to be wrong in about five years time".

#myalgice #cfsme #mecfs #cfs
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The Boston Target, England. 24th November 1993.

A television commercial by @actionforme.bsky.social is mentioned in this letter.

#mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The South Florida Sun Sentinel, US. 24th November 2006. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The Tucson Citizen, US. 24th November 1990.
#cfsme #mecfs #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The Hamilton Spectator, Canada. 24th November 1990 -
thirty-five years ago today.

"'Yuppie flu' reported 200 years ago, physicians say".

#mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Expositor, Ontario, Canada. 24th November 1992. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Thirty-six years ago today.
The Oregonian, US. 24th November 1989.

#cfsme #mecfs #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Newsday, New York. 24th November 1992.

""I got sick when I was 27 and I worry that my chances of a normal life are slipping away"" - thirty-three years ago.

#myalgicencephalomyelitis #cfsme #myalgice #mecfs
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The Patriot-News, Pennsylvania, US. 24th November 1990. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The Daily Express, UK. 24th November 1994 - thirty-one years ago today.

#myalgicencephalomyelitis #cfsme #myalgice #mecfs
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Sydney Morning Herald.
24th November 1987. #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice #mecfs
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The Red Deer Advocate, Canada. 23rd November 1996.
#mecfs #myalgice #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis
November 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Final three pages. One of the pages was duplicated, as you will notice.

#myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice #mecfs
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
First three pages of the questionnaire featured on Woman's Hour forty-nine years ago today. #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice #mecfs
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Forty-nine years ago today - 23rd November 1976 - a feature on "Iceland Disease" was broadcast on BBC Radio Four's 'Woman's Hour'.

A questionnaire was referred to in the show.
These are pages 1 & 2 of the draft questionnaire.

#myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice #mecfs
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Thirty years ago today.
The Evansville Press, Indiana, US. 23rd November 1995.

About #gulfwarsyndrome #gws but mentions #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM