Today is International ME/CFS Awareness Day. For us at Beyond Pain, this one hits close to home as it raises awareness about a number of largely misunderstood conditions including myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) that impact many of the individuals we work with day to day. We witness their suffering and hear about their long history of misdiagnosis and lack of understanding from not only their family/friends but the health professionals that surround them.
These conditions are not “just in their heads”, nor are they something that an individual should “just push through”. They are multifactorial and complex in nature, requiring a biopsychosocial approach.
This day is vital in sparking conversations and raising funds to support the great research being done to identify a cure and understand more about the underlying mechanisms that cause these diseases to develop.
Happy ME/CFS Day.
