This year, May 12, 2010, will mark the 18th year
of an International Awareness Day for ME/CFS and
FM. A Toronto based advocacy group has set up a
Facebook group for May 12th International
Awareness Day to promote awareness and the
sharing of events. They have requested that
anyone in the world (groups or individuals) that
plan to participate in this years activity to
please join the group and post an entry on the
Facebook page with details of their event.
So far, there a very few Canadian entries and
wed welcome hearing from you about your
plans. You can take a look at the Facebook page
without having an account at
<
http://www.facebook.com/pages/May-12th-International-MECFS-FM-Awareness-D...
. If you dont have an account, you can send
details of your event to
<mailto:may12th.awareness@gmail.com>may12th.awareness@gmail.com
and a group member will update Facebook on your behalf.
We encourage you to get involved on May12th in
any way you can. Everyone can so something! For
example one patient said shes too ill to join
events but she will take some time that day to
pray for everyone else that can take a more
active role. Others will write in their blogs or
twitter messages or post to Facebook groups or
wear a May 12th t-shirt or
.the possibilities are endless!
Any action you can do on that day in support of
raising awareness big or small - is important
in achieving the overall goal of raising
awareness for these disabling illnesses.
Be involved Help Us Be Heard Help make this
years Awareness Day efforts a huge success!
Lydia E. Neilson, M.S.M.
Chief Executive Officer
National ME/FM Action Network
512 - 33 Banner Road
Nepean, ON K2H 8V7 Canada
Tel. (613) 829-6667 Fax (613) 829-8518
E-mail: ag922(a)ncf.ca
Web:
http://www.mefmaction.net