Category Archives: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Fight for M.E sufferers
Fight for M.E sufferers
8:40am Thursday 16th February 2012 in
Britain’s M.E. patients are simply too ill to fight the ignorance, injustice and neglect they face from Government, parts of the NHS, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), employers, teachers and sometimes even family members.
The Archbishop of York says our elderly men and women must not suffer
Elderly care: Commentary by the Archbishop of York
This year, and for many years to come, the demands on the national purse will be huge.
By Dr John Sentamu
7:00AM GMT 13 Jan 2012
We are in debt. We cannot go on spending as though there is no tomorrow. Stringent savings are needed, but must be applied with caution and compassion. Only the most callous would want defenceless elderly men and women to suffer as a result.
Today, the ratio of wage-earners to retired people is about 3:1 in the UK. As we are living longer and longer, that could become 2:1 by the time today’s teenagers have retired. That may not be as fearsome as it sounds:
• Older people are healthier than they used to be and laws governing the age of retirement are being changed.
ME film to get premiere in Norwich
“The film has interviews with severely ill patients and their families, as well as clinicians.
By KIM BRISCOE Friday, October 14, 2011
3.55 PM
A moving documentary about people living with ME will have its European premiere in Norwich.
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