For those of you who don’t use Facebook, below is a list of the external links shared within our Facebook Group during August:

 

Why We Sleep (and What Happens When We Don’t)

https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2020/03/23/why-we-sleep-fibromyalgia-chronic-fatigue-walker/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFCe4hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZIvDvR-qjyofkfI8Lt0zvCeoifO8aSvgzM_XTFDliVW5y_Sqfb1ztbC7g_aem_0b4FTrWpKALaraClzgEqVw

 

No one can do it alone: living with an invisible, misunderstood condition

https://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/opinion/no-one-can-do-it-alone-living-with-an-invisible-misunderstood-condition/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFCe8NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHa-e3_Wiij1RseE6hLCwb2hkhDvxtvgl-_PKVnuBW4lQNKMr0lqQUhrw0A_aem_miXFEGpWP_WaRg73brWd_w

 

**TW: Upsetting Content** Good Morning Britain: Richard Madeley and Trish Goddard interviews Sarah Boothby, Maeve’s mum, and Dr Charles Shepherd, Honorary Medical Adviser to the ME Association on the early morning broadcast.

Starts at around 1.04.30 https://www.itv.com/watch/good-morning-britain/2a3211

 

Labour government commits to publishing the final delivery plan on ME/CFS

https://meassociation.org.uk/2024/08/labour-government-commits-to-publishing-the-final-delivery-plan-on-me-cfs/

 

Study Finds Fatigued ME/CFS Brains Unable to Adapt to Cognitive Stress

https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2024/08/15/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-brain-cognitive-stressor/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFCfOZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcDhdYVvVWovWHbhVqr8uaH52AGG7vlbgKiEGFmbg3EmEs3zABWJ08N4hg_aem_8BfM0sFmTOm8SHFu6meNBA

 

A dopamine menu can make your days more joyful – a neuroscientist shares how to create yours

https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/mental-health/what-is-a-dopamine-menu/912601

 

Dr Shepherd talking about overlaps between Long Covid and ME/CFS in a video aimed at healthcare professionals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bstcgiChH-8

 

The curious incident of the author who couldn’t read or write: Mark Haddon on long Covid and overcoming five years of brain fog

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/16/the-curious-incident-of-the-author-who-couldnt-read-or-write-mark-haddon-on-long-covid-and-overcoming-five-years-of-brain-fog?utm_term=66c9861de5676e8e9557b01ff0459188&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_email&fbclid=IwY2xjawFCfa9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdstAb48qXlt_v5UkTSQ0PupBaP94WfcFRBZt9yZoCME5vr68KpOmk0V-A_aem_4vQVlB1XiQ1mtpiyk10cpQ

 

Tonix’s trial results showing promise in fibromyalgia treatment

https://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Article/2024/08/15/tonix-pharma-offers-hope-to-fibromyalgia-sufferers?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright&fbclid=IwY2xjawFCfeZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeextLo__718aP9eSDPQUzBjcN0pI4vDlbdLRz18qVP9zLFtYMzmiU1wNA_aem_YzTwuB_or8axxTJN3myrVA

 

BBC Breakfast ME/CFS and Long Covid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuqthHADSWw