As you know the 12th May is ME Awareness Day. This year ME Support NI have elicited the help of the Belfast City Council in order to have the Belfast City Hall lit up Blue in order to Shine a Light on ME.
Shine a light on ME
ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) is characterised by a range of neurological symptoms and signs, muscle pain with intense physical or mental exhaustion, relapses, and specific cognitive disabilities. The World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Disease lists ME as a disorder of the nervous system, under Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome (Block 93.3, ICD 10th revision, 2007). Studies indicate that most people with ME / CFS are unable to work to full capacity, and that a significant number (from 10 to 25%) are effectively house or bed-bound. Children also are unable to attend school to full capacity, or if severely affected are unable to attend school at all. ME Support NI Is a support group for people with ME and is based in Belfast. There are approximately 7,000 sufferers here in NI. Apart from supporting patients with the illness, fundraising for ME Research, lobbying for better healthcare provision, we also do what we can to raise awareness of the condition. Lighting the City Hall blue would certainly shine a light on ME in Belfast, blue being the colour of the ribbon that is worn universally to represent ME.
As you know the 12th May is ME Awareness Day. This year ME Support NI have elicited the help of the Belfast City Council in order to have the Belfast City Hall lit up Blue in order to Shine a Light on ME.
Shine a light on ME
ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) is characterised by a range of neurological symptoms and signs, muscle pain with intense physical or mental exhaustion, relapses, and specific cognitive disabilities. The World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Disease lists ME as a disorder of the nervous system, under Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome (Block 93.3, ICD 10th revision, 2007). Studies indicate that most people with ME / CFS are unable to work to full capacity, and that a significant number (from 10 to 25%) are effectively house or bed-bound. Children also are unable to attend school to full capacity, or if severely affected are unable to attend school at all. ME Support NI Is a support group for people with ME and is based in Belfast. There are approximately 7,000 sufferers here in NI. Apart from supporting patients with the illness, fundraising for ME Research, lobbying for better healthcare provision, we also do what we can to raise awareness of the condition. Lighting the City Hall blue would certainly shine a light on ME in Belfast, blue being the colour of the ribbon that is worn universally to represent ME.
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