Welcome to M.E. Support
International M.E. Awareness Month
Awareness Ribbons Available Here
M.E. Support is one of the leading Websites on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis providing information, advice and support. M.E. is little-known and often misunderstood but it is an extensive and debilitating neurological disease. It is also referred as Myalgic Encephalopathy, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) or Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS).
My name is Louise and I launched M.E. Support in 2001 aged twenty-three, having been living with M.E. for nine years. I was new to the Internet but wanted to help follow sufferers so I learnt some basic web building skills and created M.E. Support. It was an instant success and I went onto develop an extensive resource incorporating information, articles, mailing list, chat room, message forum and e-mail support. M.E. Support is self managed but I have had an array of help over the years, including vital IT support and assistance from Volunteers. I have also been able to expand offline, such as assisting Authors and co-writing a Book, advising the media on M.E. and guiding medical professionals. M.E. Support is not a charity and the information provided is to support, not replace, the servics of M.E. Organisations.
I moved M.E. Support to a new server in 2005, due to technical issues, relaunching it under a new domain name. M.E. Support remained very popular and it 'ticked over' until February 2012 when I started reviewing the site. After eleven years much of the site was outdated or had information readily available elsewhere. I redesigned M.E. Support and updated the content but there is still a lot to do; I will keep you up to date with my progress in the News section, on the right-hand side of your screen. M.E. Support is split into simple sections but you may like to start with M.E. My Story, which describes my experience with the condition. If you are visiting M.E. Support for May 12th ribbons please refer to the M.E. Awareness page. Please do not hesitate to Contact Me anytime or you may like to join my new Facebook Page.
I have enjoyed developing M.E. Support and it has been a pleasure to help and advise others. However I have struggled at times realising it is too much work for myself alone. I have also had to deal with a lot of 'M.E. politics', with so-called professionals telling me what I should and should not write. I have even had abuse from people, slamming my site and accusing me of encouraging people to be ill! I have never questioned my work here though and I feel proud of what I have achieved.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, whether you are a new visitor or an old faithful, for your much appreciated and valued support. I also thank wholeheartedly each an every person that has helped me with M.E. Support over the years. Lastly, but by no means least, to my family and friends for their love and encouragement. M.E. Support is dedicated in memory of those who have lost their lives to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis; 'Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist.'
