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@traceydooley.bsky.social
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Living an increasingly small life enforced via chronic illness yet striving to embrace snippets of delightfulness wherever and whenever I can #MillionsMission

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#LongCoid + #Philosophy (Wild Strain 2020) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🩵 @be-herenow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
MAID in Belgium. He made certain to name the doctors that failed him. “As for those who would dare to judge my decision to leave this world with what little physical and moral dignity I have left, I forbid them to do so.” meglobalchronicle.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/i...
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I’m done with medical abuse
Arnaud Denis, a 43-year-old French director and actor, passed away in Belgium on September 22, 2026. A few years ago, following surgery, he developed a very severe case of ME/CFS. He chose to under…
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ThereForME @thereforme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We're excited to share something we've been working on for a while. ThereForME is now a registered charity! 🥳 1/4
We’ve got news!

ThereForME is now a registered charity. 

ThereForME is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
registered in England and Wales. Registered Charity No. 1218590.
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"The Government’s Health Bill is *** ripping up protections for patient safety*** and ***scrapping vital independent bodies***, making it more difficult for all of us to report failings in our hospitals and have them investigated - risking another deadly scandal." #ProtectNHSPatients #NHS-Scandal
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Stop the Amanda Knox 'Cartwheel' performance at the Edinburgh Fringe - Sign the Petition! c.org/nRmXFGTwNz via @ukchange.bsky.social
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Stop the Amanda Knox 'Cartwheel' performance at the Edinburgh Fringe
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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“They’re cross and they’re upset… many are only finding out through social media.” Dr Charles Shepherd, Medical Adviser to the @meassociation.org.uk, discussing the closure of the specialist #MECFS service at George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton.
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Solitude and 'Socialising' with M.E., by the amazing Anna Redshaw via @theslowlane_ME the-slow-lane.com/2026/07/02/s... #pwme #myalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS
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Solitude and Socialising
I’ve become quite a solitary creature. Sometimes solitude morphs into loneliness. But not always. I am quite content by myself. It’s the way I have to spend most of my time, to avoid ex…
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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
My #MECFS scandal explainer video has just passed 200,000 views. Given the level of interest, I’ve written a follow-up article covering key examples I didn’t include, as well as some developments since. medium.com/@abrokenbatt...
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ME/CFS Scandal Follow up
The ME/CFS scandal goes much deeper than my 27-minute explainer video. That was just an introduction — how for decades patients were told…
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I'm particularly emoting with this right now: "Just so, so done with having to chase and beg and manage all of this stuff with such limited health." #pwme #myalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #NHSfail #SevereME
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MEAction UK @meactionuk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Published in March this year, 'What is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Like?' is a co-production between the WIMEL writers group (part of @pillowwriters.bsky.social) and the @batemanhornecenter.bsky.social
Blue, white and gold abstract art overlaid by three navy blue boxes containing white text. The text in the top box reads 'What is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Like? Patient and Caregiver Perspectives'. Text in the second box reads 'Created by WIMEL writers. Foreward and Other Contributions by Bateman Horne Center.' Text in the third (bottom) box reads 'For medical professionals, policy-makers and all affected by myalgic encephalomyelitis' The WIMEL writers logo - an empty battery symbol, resting on a pillow - follows this text.
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MEAction UK @meactionuk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We are excited to share the Severe ME Artists Project 2026 from #MEAction in recognition of Severe ME Day on August 8th. #SevereME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis www.instagram.com/p/DZu4KevjCJu/
Announcement for the Severe ME Artists Project 2026 with a July 24th entry deadline and website details. Background in watercolors using peach, white and minty teal. Text: Severe ME Artists Project 2026 Deadline to enter July 24th Details on our website. #MEAction
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Carole Bruce @cabruce.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Genius - whoever did this #Farage
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valebodi.bsky.social @valebodi.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This is tragic & criminal! No plans to develop a separate specification for severe and very severe #ME/CFS Imagine people w/ end stage ALS had no specialized care plans and were left to die without palliative care, left dying without nutritional support and in pain! This is the fate of #pwME
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No plans to develop a separate specification for severe and very severe ME/CFS
When the ME/CFS Delivery Plan was published in July 2025 the Provision of Health Services section stated that the “DHSC, with NHS England, will explore whether a specialised service should be prescrib...
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Please sign to help save Caroline Roberts’ Life now: She's a VERY severe ME/CFS patient with high mortality risk due to medical negligence - Sign the Petition! c.org/JGHkV8PGZ6 via @ukchange.bsky.social #pwme #myalgicE #millionsmissing
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Save Caroline Roberts’ Life now: A very severe ME/CFS patient with high mortality risk.
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Yes, Farage is following the far-right playbook, it seems. c.org/sq95f4VDrt via @UKChange
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This is the far-right playbook.
“It is inflammatory, it is extremist, it is divisive. It’s everything the family didn’t want.” That was the warning from Neil Basu, the former Met assistant commissioner, about Nigel Farage’s response...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I have many issues with Keir Starmer. But his response to Nigel Farage in the House of Commons today was dignified, firm and quietly powerful. It exposed Farage for the shallow and heartless opportunist he is. Could we please see much more like this from the government.
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ThereForME @thereforme.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
“Very severe ME is quite a unique condition in that there is effectively no NHS specialist services that are available for someone in James’ position.” Our co-founder @karenlhargrave.bsky.social speaks to @theipaper.com about the financial cost of supporting a loved one with very severe ME.
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I've #justdonated to Action for M.E. on JustGiving, among other charities, as part of #BlueSunday2026. Please consider donating £1 or more and supporting this great cause: www.justgiving.com/campaign/blu... #MEAwareness #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
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Blue Sunday 2026!
Each year, since 2013, Anna Redshaw has invited the ME community and their allies to join her to raise awareness of and money for those living with ME. This year the Blue Sunday Tea Party for ME wil...
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
@openmedf.bsky.social is kicking off their #MayMomentum campaign! In recognition of #MECFS Awareness month, this campaign is an effort to increase research funding & awareness. Please support the millions with M.E., #LongCOVID, and related diseases: omf.ngo/maymomentum
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May Momentum - Open Medicine Foundation
Join the Open Medicine Foundation's May Momentum and be part of a global movement to accelerate research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Discover how you can contribu...
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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
“You mourn yourself while still alive. And others move on as if you’ve already died.” Buried Alive with M.E. — a new film by Anil van der Zee (13 mins) Extraordinary work from someone who is so severely affected by #MECFS
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
While I love the fact that Montell clearly states that M.E. is not CFS (there are key differences, one being brain/spine inflammation, which is not present in CFS), it's sad... 1/2
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Katy B @katybrc.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
And #ME isn't like other illnesses #ME isn't accurately taught at MedSchool Many Drs don't follow the @nicecomms.bsky.social g'lines for #ME Funding for biomedical research into ME is far lower than other illnesses #ME is widely stigmatised #pwME are dying unnecessarily under @england.nhs.uk care
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Dorothy is 93 and could be forced out of her care home if her Reform-led council moves forward with cruel proposals to close it. Please help share her story – it’s easy and only takes 90 seconds: www.facebook.com/reel/9215920...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Britain’s shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? @francesryan.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britain's shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? | Frances Ryan
Carer’s allowance turns 50 this year, but it’s no reflection of the labour of the millions who cook, clean and nurse behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
It's the small pleasures in life that can have the biggest impact on a dark day... #dogs #bordercollie #joy #joyfulliving #happiness #brighterdays #dogsaregreat
Photo of my very cute Border Collie cuddling up with me on the settee...
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ThereForME @thereforme.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We're delighted to share today's #ThereForME blog from friend of the campaign @tessamunt.bsky.social. In her blog, Tessa lays out the case for change and how to get involved. Link in next post 👇
"Those with ME have experienced years of being treated unjustly. Sometimes, it feels endless and irreversible. But remember this: getting things done in parliament starts with having MPs on your side." Tessa Munt MP. New #ThereForME Substack post.
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ThereForME @thereforme.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
www.thereforme.uk/p/the-case-f...
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The case for change for people with ME — and how to get involved
A guest post from Tessa Munt MP
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A quote from 2024, but sadly still urgently relevant today: "Care for ME needs a complete overhaul worldwide if we are to care for ME patients the way we care for patients with any other health condition." — Whitney Dafoe @whitneydafoe.bsky.social #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #pwME #MECFS
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This is NOT leadership. It IS a lie: c.org/bKw7hhR8NG via @ukchange.bsky.social
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This isn’t leadership. It’s a lie.
Reform has pledged to repeal the Equality Act. It’s hard to overstate how serious that is. The Act protects people from discrimination at work and in wider society. It underpins equal treatment for wo...
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza." Please fight back now via this super-easy click and send objection route: notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
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Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Another life lost to #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis. RIP, Samuel...
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Katy B @katybrc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
39 years of repeating.. "No" "No, sorry, I can't do that "No, sorry, I can't do that, because I have #ME "No, it wouldn't 'do me good', thanks "No, there's still no treatment for #ME "No, Drs still aren't medically qualified to treat #pwME "Yes, #ME can be fatal" 🤦‍♀️😫
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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
News Release 27-Jan-2026 Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID People with #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis/ #ChronicFatigueSyndrome & #LongCOVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task. www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #PwME
News Release 27-Jan-2026
Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID
People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task.

Peer-Reviewed Publication
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Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID 
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Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID
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People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task.

The new Griffith University research, published today, used ultra-high field MRI technology to investigate the significant reduction in brain connectivity in specific parts of the brain.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🚨Now closing on 60,000 signatures! Let’s keep going! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Please help to declare August as Severe ME Awareness Month — sign this petition here — thank you in advance: c.org/DTcvjvX4mN #SevereMEAwareness #pwME #myalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MEcfs #SevereME
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Declare August as Severe ME Awareness Month
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
M.E. is not the same as CFS: www.facebook.com/groups/10637... [SOURCE: fb group, The Nightingale Continuum— offering reliable #MyalgicE info on the acclaimed work of Dr. Byron Hyde & others. Fully documented, from 1950s/1980s to the present.] #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MEcfs #pwME
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The Nightingale Continuum | ME and CFS are 2 completely different entities | Facebook
ME and CFS are 2 completely different entities. CFS is based on the symptom of Fatigue. ME is a Neurological Disease . ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) * Means inflammation of the brain and spinal...
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ThereForME @thereforme.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
December 17th. Thank you for being #ThereForME, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social! George is a well-known journalist who has focused on uncovering the reality of the “greatest medical scandal of the 21st Century”. Nominated by Carole B @cabruce.bsky.social. ✨
Photo of a man in a scarf in a polaroid-style frame on a starry background, marked with a bright star labelled ‘17’. Text says: ‘Thank you for being #ThereForME, George Monbiot!’ and ‘Advent Calendar 2025’.Graphic of a letter on a starry blue background. The letter says “Dear George, Your writing, your videos and your interest in the plight of ME sufferers is unsurpassed. You have all the facts coupled with understanding and humanity that makes us all feel really seen and safer with your backing. Thank you. ” Hashtag #ThereForME at the bottom.
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valebodi.bsky.social @valebodi.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
“The treatment of today’s ME/CFS patients is comparable to that of lobotomy patients decades ago. When the full history of ME/CFS is written one day, we will all be ashamed of ourselves.” Prof. Dr. Ola Didrik Saugstad, Professor of Pediatrics, WHO Advisor, Norway.
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ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 24/12/2025
1) Moving paper by young ME/CFS researcher Katherine Cheston. She was aware of the great disability it causes but "encountering the reality of this suffering first-hand was still shocking and deeply saddening." She gives examples of patients who do not get appropriate care.
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Redwings video re fireworks and horses c.org/YKJfrwdXjJ via @ukchange.bsky.social
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Redwings video re fireworks and horses
Redwings Horse Sanctuary have produced this short video, voiced by British actor, filmmaker and conservationist Dan Richardson, to show the impact of loud fireworks on horses. I am sure you have alrea...
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
This 'MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS – Adult & Paediatric: International Consensus Primer for Medical Practitioners' from @investinmeresearch.bsky.social has some very useful information (and especially for your GP!): tinyurl.com/MEconsensus #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS
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ThereForME @thereforme.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
December 5th. Thank you for being #ThereForME, Tony White! Nominated by Tracey @traceydooley.bsky.social. ✨
Photo of a smiling man with a white goatee and glasses in a polaroid-style frame on a starry background, marked with a bright star labelled ‘5’. Text says: ‘Thank you for being #ThereForME, Tony White!’ and ‘Advent Calendar 2025’.Graphic of a letter on a starry blue background. The letter says “Tony, I honestly can't express just how grateful I am to have you by my side, and for everything you do and have done for me. Life with M.E. is more than difficult, and I know I can be, too — so thank you for your ongoing patience, care and love. Xx”’. Hashtag #ThereForME at the bottom.
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Done. Please do take a few moments to help #pwME.
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Didier @medidier.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
This is happening everyday, everywhere. Read the story of Rosie and Alice. Everyone who has been hospitalised with ME, knows it. "Hospitals should be places of healing – but for people with severe ME, they are often sources of harm". #GreatestMEdicalScandal www.thereforme.uk/p/sensory-he...
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Sensory hell and medical harm
My sister’s experience of very severe ME in the NHS
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Please consider signing — Trump has threatened to sue the BBC (and therefore the British public, as we are licence-payers of this public service) for $1bn — huge irony considering what that man has done himself www.libdems.org.uk/bbc
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Trump-proof the BBC
The BBC is our national broadcaster, we must defend it against those who want to destroy it.
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Great to hear @matthewstadlen.bsky.social standing up against tyrants such as the Big Fat Orange one, but also Angela Epstein, who went on a nonsensical rant re the BBC (and failed to see the irony of Trump having 1,000s upon 1000s of times spurred out falsehoods, let alone undermining democracy).
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
#SevereME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #MillionsMissing
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
#SevereME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #pwME
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#MEAction Network @meactnet.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The problem with using the broader “CFS” definitions… is that the study samples “will include cases with many other causes of fatigue, including other organic disease or depression or mental health illnesses. This is not good for research,” said Luis Nacul, MD, PhD.
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Privatisation = "the drain of resources away from NHS providers" + "profit margins that keep the private sector seeking more NHS-funded work mean that every £1 spent in the private sector delivers LESS value in the form of patient care than the same amount spent in-house NHS services" rb.gy/th6gdq
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ICB WATCH: New figures show uneven trends on use of private sector? - The Lowdown
New figures published earlier this month show the extent to which some Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) have increased their use of the private sector since Labour took office last July, and the extent t...
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traceydooley.bsky.social @traceydooley.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
TWO years on, very severe M.E. patient Karen Gordon STILL fears for her life due to #NHSfailings — & still needs our help. Anyone who hasn’t yet, please SHARE & consider signing her petition🙏 rb.gy/12xvic An update of which is here: chng.it/CGMQTDVvRb #SevereME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS
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We Can Make an Impact.
Save Karen Gordon from Dying of Malnutrition and Dehydration due to NHS Failings.
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