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I did not know Alem’s history, thanks very much for sharing. He said:
[…] I am still bedbound now, still unable to talk, or listen to music, or watch TV. But I will do more when able to, this is a natural instinct or process and needs no intrusive input from others. It happens whenever people get over a cold or flu, I doubt there are tens of millions of people getting stuck in a vicious self-perpetuating cycle of symptoms, fear avoidance, deconditioning, and symptom focusing. It just goes against human nature […]
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Very well said. My early experiences relapsing and remitting and returning each time to as much work and exercise as I could are in total agreement with this. When healthy, we naturally increase our activities and fill our lives.
 
Email from OMF today (I haven't found a news article yet but will post when spotted) —

We are very pleased to share that Dr Christopher Armstrong and his team at Open Medicine Foundation's (OMF's) Melbourne ME/CFS Collaboration have been awarded nearly $1 million ($999,977.50) through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) Stream 1 grant, for the project Energy inefficiency in Long COVID and ME/CFS.
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Importantly, this funding is a direct response to the Australian Government’s Long COVID Inquiry, Sick and tired: casting a long shadow. While the inquiry committed $50 million to Long COVID research, Recommendation 8 specifically called for dedicated investment in ME/CFS research, which has historically received limited Australian government funding despite now affecting an estimated 930,000 Australians.
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