Yup – and GPs are even worse! Aqueous cream is another thing my late mum was prescribed by the doctor, without any explanation at all about how...
I think it's also because allergies are so common, and for the most part are more a pain in the butt than a threat to health. It's possible for...
Yup – a proportion of disabled people are not ill, but there's a huge burden of chronic illness too. If you expect your population to work later...
I found out by accident some time ago that my award has been extended. I needed an up-to-date award letter to renew my Blue Badge, and when they...
Absolutely – I think one of the most problematic things is what 'able to do' means. There's a perception among employers and personnel managers...
I think it might be useful to find an additional measure when it comes to ME. I don't consider myself housebound at all, for instance, but I can't...
I'm not disagreeing with you – or anyone else for that matter – but my MP, and his very long-standing predecessor, would say exactly the same....
Does this help, @Barry? It's one of several tables from the file. (I don't 'do' figures! :laugh:) [ATTACH]
Just came to post it myself! I was (pleasantly) surprised that it focuses more on ME than LC.
It can happen with insect stings, so I'm guessing it is possible?
My only experience of hospices in the UK is providing respite care for people who have high levels of need but are not terminally ill. A couple of...
I meant to include a comment that it appeared to suggest that large numbers of people readmitted in a serious condition are being included in the...
From The Guardian: Almost 30% of Covid patients in England readmitted to hospital after discharge – study [as yet unpublished] 'A total of...
Lane swimming = zero kids and zero noise! Beautifully antisocial, in fact, nobody stops for long enough to talk. There's a maximum of five in a...
It's a danger, but don't think we will get the full pictures for a long time. I and three friends, for instance, 'recovered' to over 85% of...
Yup! Best sleep tracker is common sense; people usually know pretty well whether or not they're getting enough for their current needs.
Will still coincide with the start of DecodeME? I realise the ME awareness events take place worldwide, but in the UK it would be a good...
The person suggesting it might be trying to be helpful, but appears to have little idea about ME. If it were me, I wouldn't waste any more energy...
Terry's nails for decades, but can't remember whether present pre-ME, as it's 45 years ago. Do have vertical ridges, but they're normal by middle...
Likely they will accept them; also accept evidence from other sources, e.g. employer statement, OT assessment, etc. Advice from Fightback was...
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