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My Written May 2013 CFSAC Testimony

CFSAC Meeting May 2013 Public Comment by Jeannette B., Attorney at Law My name is Jeannette B. I have been sick with ME for more than seven years. I appreciate the opportunity to address the committee today. I attended the … Continue reading

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Public Comment at FDA Stakeholder Meeting, April 25, 2013

My name is Jeannette B. I am paying for my own expenses for being here for this meeting. I am here to urge the FDA to play a more proactive role in working with Hemispherx towards the accelerated approval of … Continue reading

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SF Chronicle Article on the FDA’s Denial of Ampligen

We got an article about the FDA’s denial about Ampligen on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle’s weekend edition. I wish Dr. Montaya had framed his thoughts only positively (works in a sub-group of patients) instead of also … Continue reading

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Sign the Ampligen Petition!

Please sign this urgent Ampligen petition. As many of you know, the FDA is about to make a decision on whether or not to approve Ampligen, the drug that has improved my quality of life dramatically with very little side effects.  … Continue reading

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“I have a plane to catch”

I am still working through all the emotions triggered by the highly anticipated December 20, 2012 FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee meeting about the approval of Ampligen, an immune-modulatory drug that has been very successful in treating a sub-group of myalgic … Continue reading

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My Oral Testimony at the AAC Meeting Regarding Ampligen on December 20, 2012

My name is Jeannette. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to address you and want to express my sincere thanks for your consideration of this critically important decision. I have suffered with CFS for almost 7 years and … Continue reading

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Llewellyn King: The Silent Suffering

Llewellyn King’s latest piece about ME, “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Silent Suffering,” was published today in the Open Salon.  Mr. King, with his signature style of elegant and no-nonsense language, achieves what is so elusive for most writers: to give the … Continue reading

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What Might Cause ME? (Part 1) (From Get Well From ME)

For more of Giles Meehan’s brilliant videos about ME/CFS, please go to his website.

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“Guerilla Theater” Performance About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

July 14, 2011 — For the first time, there is now a play that dramatizes the real-life stories of disabled Americans stricken with the little-understood illness called chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). This play can be performed in a “guerilla street … Continue reading

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Petition to Withdraw the PACE Study

Please sign the petition to withdraw the PACE study here. Below is the text of the petition: “The PACE Study: ‘A Travesty of Science and a Tragedy for People with ME’ The published paper of the PACE trial study into … Continue reading

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MECFS Alert Episode 2

Here is the second episode of MECFS Alerts by our fried, Llewellyn King. This is one of the worst days I have had cognitively and I am barely able to form a thought and type this. So, I am just … Continue reading

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Ampligen Treatment Study (AMP 511) starting in San Francisco Bay Area

We are a group of ME/CFS patients coordinating contact information for those interested in receiving Ampligen in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Sites administering the drug under the FDA approved open label AMP 511 study protocol have dwindled to Dr. Peterson in … Continue reading

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Llewellyn King Continues to Fight for Us: MECFS Alert Episode 1 (Parts 1 and 2)

Llewellyn King, a Washington columnist and executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS, and his friend, Deborah Waroff, a New York writer and ME/CFS sufferer for 22 years, have started a new web-based TV show about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, … Continue reading

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Successful ME/CFS Demonstration at HHS San Francisco

Rivka Solomon who had organized a demonstration of patients with ME/CFS at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington D.C. on May 10, 2011 was, together with Bobbi Ausubel, also the organizer of the equally successful demonstration … Continue reading

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Summary of the 2011 Invest in ME Conference in London by Mike Turris

Mike Turris took some great notes at the Invest in ME conference that took place in London on May 20, 2011 . He was very careful not to disclose any of the information that is not supposed to be shared yet in order … Continue reading

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Tips on Talking to Family and Close Friends by Toni Bernhard

Toni Bernhard, author of How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers, wrote a very insightful piece, “When chronic illness strikes: Tips on talking to family and close friends,” about how to try and gain acceptance … Continue reading

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Dr. Teitelbaum Advertises Again on Huffington Post

Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, MD and former ME/CFS patient, published another article on Huffington Post, XMRV Update and a Possible New Treatment for Chronic Fatigue, yesterday. This one was even more disappointing than his recent piece, which I commented on earlier … Continue reading

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Making the truce, a short note for ME Awareness day 2011 by Jane Winter

Today is ME/CFS Awareness Day.  “Making the truce, a short note for ME Awareness day 2011” by Jane Winter talks well about flare-ups: how they are not just hard for what they mean in the moment—even more restrictions than usual—but how … Continue reading

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What To Do When Your Friend Has An Invisible Illness—ME/CFS? (From Get Well From ME)

More from Giles Meehan at Get Well From ME.  This time, Giles talks about “What To Do When Your Friend Has An Invisible Illness – ME/MECFS/CFS.” Here are some of Giles’ words that resonated with me the most: “The worst thing … Continue reading

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Teitelbaum’s Critique of PACE Fails to Deliver

In his March 9, 2011 article in Psychology Today, Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum took a look at the PACE trial done in the UK, which studied the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy (GET) on patients with … Continue reading

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