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Although I am no longer connected to the Northern Rivers M.E/CFS support groups, I keep this page open to keep people informed about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Fibromyalgia and related disorders.

The Links page offers people information from Australian and international M.E/CFS/FM associations.

This web page is updated by Merle Fullerton and is dedicated to the memory of Nita Mensik and Marie Anderson who lost their lives through complication arising from this illness. If you would like to add something of interest please email me nrmecfs@nrg.com.au.

Merle Fullerton ABN 48 526 313 131

may 12 has been designated world wide as international m.e/cfs/fm awareness day

may 12 was Florence nightingale's birthday - she was thought to have suffered from m.e when she came back from the Crimean war- therefore may 12 is in honour of her and her work.

Australia has a calendar of events for charities to have their particular cause publicly advertised. unfortunately another charity already has may 12 as their awareness day

it remains for each me/cfs/society in Australia to make the public and politicians aware that may 12 is international m.e/cfs awareness day and lobby for better understanding and more research into this enigmatic disease.

NEW WEB SITE for BRAME

http://www.brame.org

Blue

Ribbon for the

Awareness of

Myalgic

Encephalomyelitis.

The B.R.A.M.E. campaign is taking ME/CFS into many countries worldwide creating a greater awareness and understanding of this very debilitating illness. To order to shed more light on ME/CFS, for the twelfth consecutive year, May 12 has been designated as International ME Awareness Day to commemorate the birth date of Florence Nightingale the British nurse who inspired the founding of the International Red Cross. She apparently contracted a paralysing ME/CFS -like illness in her mid fifties and spent the last fifty years of her life virtually bed ridden. Despite her illness, Florence Nightingale managed to found the first ever school of Nursing. May 12 ME/CFS Awareness Day was initiated by Tom Hennessey, President of RESCIND, USA.

The Country Network was originally distributor for BRAME in Australia. As this is not now functioning more information about BRAME can be obtained from the CFS/ME Society of Victoria or the Toowoomba CFS/ME Society of QLD. More information about these ME Societies can be found on Moira's web site.

For people outside of Australia can contact B.R.A.M.E. at 30 Winmer Avenue, Winterton - On-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4BA England. or telephone/fax on +44 (0) 1493 393717.

BRAME is a credit to Tanyia and Christine for all the work they do for people with M.E.. Click onto their new web site for more information, links and updates.

This page was last updated Wednesday October 14, 2009

Web page designed and constructed by Merle Fullerton

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