Monthly Archives: December 2014

Laura Hillenbrand is Not Your Bitch*

Laura Hillenbrand is a New York Times best selling author, and one of the most prominent public figures to speak out about having ME/CFS. She has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to ME/CFS research, has discussed her struggles with … Continue reading

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P2P Report: First Read

The P2P Panel’s draft report on advancing ME/CFS research has been published. The report is not the nightmare that many people feared, but it is also not what I had hoped for or what we need. The advocacy chatter I’ve … Continue reading

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P2P: Eating Your Cake

In a surprising move at the P2P Workshop yesterday, Dr. Beth Smith from the Evidence Practice Center (authors of the systematic evidence review) suggested: “Consider retiring the Oxford case definition.” Why was this remarkable? Because the systematic evidence review had … Continue reading

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The Oxford Problem

Today, I’m very pleased to share this guest post by Chris Heppner. I loved Oxford when there as undergraduate (1951-4)–truly a city of dreaming spires, peaceful libraries, walks in the country to a lovely old pub by a waterfall with … Continue reading

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CFSAC: Stand Up for Your Work

I delivered this public comment by telephone at the December 3, 2014 CFS Advisory Committee meeting. This committee’s legitimacy is at stake. Nine months ago, your March meeting recommendations were substantially altered after your public vote. Documentary evidence that I … Continue reading

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NIH: Passing ME/CFS Over Again

NIH will (in its own mind anyway) be showcasing ME/CFS at the P2P Workshop next week. But ME/CFS research at NIH is caught in a never-ending cycle of being passed over in every way that matters. At its June 2014 … Continue reading

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