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@survivorpoetscotland
@survivorpoet.bsky.social
Survivor and poet. Writing and thinking about trauma and recovery. Also living with ME/CFS, and Long Covid, and wishing for a cure. Lover of books, cats and kindness. Cross-stitch ninja. Scotland
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'Each genetic signal is like an ‘X’ on a treasure map indicating roughly where the researchers should dig for treasure.'

Check out Simon McGrath’s blog to learn about the science behind the initial results: shorturl.at/hadjF
August 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The Management Team are delighted to announce DecodeME’s initial DNA results & discuss what this means for #pwME & future research.

A huge thanks to all our participants for giving their time, energy & DNA to the project.

Learn more about our findings: shorturl.at/XOVJ1
August 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Please follow me on Instagram using the handle in the logo. Thanks 💜
June 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Our evidence-based rebuttal to *that* BMJ opinion piece published last week.
This has been authored by a coalition of 19 doctors, scientists and patient advocates from around the world, with now 80+ signatures of support from the scientific community.

www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Patients with severe ME/CFS need hope in the form of evidence-based interventions, not opinions.
www.bmj.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Dec 11: Prof Chris Ponting is #ThereForME! @cgatist.bsky.social leads @decodemestudy.bsky.social, the world’s largest ME genetic study.

“My Christmas wish for people with ME and Long Covid is: Many scientific breakthroughs – a ‘True Dawn’ bringing us much closer to effective therapies. Chris xx”
December 11, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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'Ignored, blamed, and sometimes left to die – a leading expert in ME explains the origins of a modern medical scandal'

Article by Prof Chris Ponting, in The Conversation

Read the full article 👇

theconversation.com/ignored-blam...

#pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #Covid #longCovid
November 28, 2024 at 9:44 AM
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
I have Long Covid and ME. Can you fund research & treatment please. I would love to go back to work, but no treatment means I struggle even to dress most days. Not being able to work is due to no treatment, not lack of support. PLEASE HELP. FUND RESEARCH INTO LC & ME
November 28, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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#ME is Wikipedia’s main page feature today. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 25, 2024 at 12:18 PM