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  1. NelliePledge

    Return-to-Work Following Occupational Rehabilitation for Long COVID: A Cohort Study, 2022, Brehon et al

    After I finally got diagnosed I tried for 2 years to try to get back to reasonable/consistent level of functioning in my job. A lot of adjustments were made. Nothing of value other than ticking a box came from the CFS clinic PACE light course during that time. People will persist in trying for...
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    Genetic Risk Factors for ME/CFS Identified using Combinatorial Analysis, 2022, Das et al

    Apologies for an extremely basic question. We know there are issues with misdiagnosis in both including people as ME/CFS but also taking years for people to get an MECFS diagnosis. It seems anecdotally that some people with MS first get diagnosed with MECFS then after a few years get MS...
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    Valerie Eliot Smith blog (6th Sept) - 'stepping back'

    Good luck with moving home @Valerie Eliot Smith i know from my recent experience how demanding that process can be. I hope it all goes well.
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    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    Yes @Sasha We want a moment just like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman going back to the rude shop assistant “big mistake”
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    Genetic Risk Factors for ME/CFS Identified using Combinatorial Analysis, 2022, Das et al

    Yeah I agree. The first one was a bit confusing because the colours are similar and then the shapes show the difference
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    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    I agree Andy for short pieces getting the key message over is all there is time for.
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    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    Agree it should be all focused on the study and definitely Chris did a good job of bringing it back on topic. The journalist feeble attempt to spice it up with a bit of populist controversy but Chris didn’t bite. :thumbup:
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    Closed UK: DecodeME updates, was recruitment thread.

    Done it :thumbup: thanks to all the team for hard work getting to this point.
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    Suzy Weiss Manifesto on “Spoonie” Culture

    Yeah exactly, clearly the quote invented by a clueless healthy person who fails to understand the lack of support we receive.
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    Video What is ME/CFS?, 2:20 minutes, by Broken Battery.

    I would like to see Forward ME pressing for this
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    Video What is ME/CFS?, 2:20 minutes, by Broken Battery.

    Would like to see this on the home page of every ME charity
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    Is PEM a crash? Is a crash PEM? Semantically distinct? Or distinct phenomena?

    Well maybe that’s the difference @Rosie as I have moderate/mild ME so have some ok days and can go out only in crash/flare up I spend most of my time in bed
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    Is PEM a crash? Is a crash PEM? Semantically distinct? Or distinct phenomena?

    Agree. To me PEM is from “normal overexertion” a crash/flare up is longer lasting and much worse symptoms than usual.
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    ME/CFS services in the United Kingdom

    It’s not like familiar faces is even a more positive term. Just watch any fly on the wall programme about the police.
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    MSD Manual (US): Chronic fatigue syndrome - updated Apr 2020 and Sept. 2021

    @dave30th in case you’ve not seen this
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