Why use Forget Me Not as a symbol for ME?

[Barry]

Their explanation (Google translated):

”Forget me not (Forget ME not) has historically symbolized a lost loved one, and therefore has become an international symbol for the disease ME. It represents everyone who is missing by their friends and family. Those who are missing out in working life and those who miss their former Self. And all those who miss the sick!”

But when I do a Google translate there is an important difference from the translation above:

Forget ME note (Forget ME note) has historically symbolized a missing loved one, and therefore has become an international symbol for the disease ME. It represents everyone who is missing by their friends and family. Those who are missing out in working life and those who miss their former Self. And all those who miss the sick!

[my bold]

It says "missing loved one" not "lost loved one" - the difference is significant. A missing loved one is by no means necessarily a lost loved one, but can simply be someone that you have been torn apart from.

 

[Rain]

A blue ribbon will always be the most neutral choice. But I have been «missing» from the lives of my loved ones for so long that my immediate thought was that I do really like this! I don’t have any previous cultural association with the flower, though.

My least favorite symbol/association is the blue butterflies that many uses… butterflies are so misused in the self help/toxic positivity industry as a symbol of “transition into a better version of yourself”, I just can’t relate to it.

 

[MittEremltage]

It says "missing loved one" not "lost loved one" - the difference is significant.

They have changed their original post after I wrote this (and a blogpost about it) from lost loved one to missing loved one. The next post is still use ”lost”.

”Förgätmigej (Forget ME not) har historiskt symboliserat en förlorad älskade, och därför blivit en internationell symbol för sjukdomen ME. Den representerar alla som saknas av sina vänner och familj. De som saknas ute i arbetslivet och de som saknar sitt forna Jag. Samt alla de som saknar de sjuka!”

 

[MittEremltage]

Noone who knows anything about the use of forget me not in the international ME-community from a historical perspective? RME claims that it is ”an international symbol for the disease ME.

 

[Wonko]

Regonised by nations on this planet?

The same planet thats chock full of nations that until very very recently refused to acknowledge that pwME exist?