Aware Defeat Depression

May 6th 2014 Aware Defeat Depression We are delighted to have Siobhan Doherty from aware defeat depression coming along to our group for a wee talk and presentation

May 12th 2014

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.

Talk regarding Welfare Reform

3rd September 2013 Sinead McKinley of North Belfast Advice Partnership will be giving a talk regarding Welfare Reform. ME Support NI are pleased to announce that Sinead McKinley of North Belfast Advice Partnership will be giving a talk regarding Welfare Reform on Tuesday 3rd September 2013 in The New Devennish, Finaghy Road North, Belfast at 7pm.

ME/FSNI Conference

30 Jun 2013 ME Support Northern Ireland Cost: £12 ME Support NI are working in partnership with Fibromyalgia Support NI Key Speakers Dr Nigel Speight, Consultant Paediatrician (ME) Dr William Weir, Consultant Physician (ME) Dr Pamela Bell, Chair of Pain Alliance NI Darren Magee, Sentient Counselling ( ME Support NI)

Belfast City Marathon 2013

27 Feb 2013 ME Support Northern Ireland Cost: FREE Looking Volunteers to participate in the Belfast Marathon to raise awareness into ME Belfast City Marathon

Voices from a Shadow

2 Nov 2012 ME Support Northern Ireland have arranged for a screening of the award-winning documentary about severe ME, ‘Voices from the Shadows’. Entrance will be free but donations will be appreciated. .

BENEFITS ADVICE TRAINING FOR BENEFITS ADVISORS

2 Nov 2012 Welcome and Introduction: Presentation: ESA/DLA/PIP Applications and ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Horace Reid Questions/answers Tea/Coffee ME/CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME BENEFITS ADVICE TRAINING PLACES ARE LIMITED, SO PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT: