This Blog and the Latest News page on my website have been merged to give a new Blog / Latest News page which can now be found on my website at -  http://www.oneagleswings.me.uk/blog/ If you have a link to the blog, I would be grateful if you could update it to the new address. All blog posts since January 2018, plus a few older ones, have been transferred to the new page. Thank-you ..read more

This Blog and the Latest News page on my website have been merged to give a new Blog / Latest News page which can now be found on my website at -  http://www.oneagleswings.me.uk/blog/ If you have a link to the blog, I would be grateful if you could update it to the new address. All blog posts since January 2018, plus a few older ones, have been transferred to the new page. Thank-you ..read more

This Blog and the Latest News page on my website have been merged to give a new Blog / Latest News page which can now be found on my website at -  http://www.oneagleswings.me.uk/blog/ If you have a link to the blog, I would be grateful if you could change it to the new webpage address. All blog posts since January 2018, plus a few older ones, have been transferred to the new page. Older posts will be kept on Blogger for the time being, with some more transferred over in time, but it is likely that this blog - including some of the older posts - will be deleted at some st ..read more

https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/21/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-keys-understanding-post-covid-syndrome/ By David Tuller and Steven Lubet July 21, 2020 Some survivors of acute bouts of Covid-19 experience a range of persistent medical issues — some lasting for weeks, or even months — that include profound exhaustion, trouble thinking or remembering, muscle pain, headaches, and more. One survivor described it as feeling like she was “hit by a truck.” Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious diseases expert, acknowledged this month that the symptoms in many of these unrecovered patients are ..read more

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/3/211 by Dr Nigel Speight Abstract A current problem regarding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is the large proportion of doctors that are either not trained or refuse to recognize ME/CFS as a genuine clinical entity, and as a result do not diagnose it. An additional problem is that most of the clinical and research studies currently available on ME are focused on patients who are ambulant and able to attend clinics and there is very limited data on patients who are very severe (housebound or bedbound), despite the fact that the ..read more

https://paradigmchange.me/me/icc/ Carruthers BM, van de Sande MI, De Meirleir KL, Klimas NG, Broderick G, Mitchell T, Staines D, Powles AP, Speight N, Vallings R, Bateman L, Baumgarten-Austrheim B, Bell DS, Carlo-Stella N, Chia J, Darragh A, Jo D, Lewis D, Light AR, Marshall-Gradisbik S, Mena I, Mikovits JA, Miwa K, Murovska M, Pall ML, Stevens S. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria. J Intern Med. 2011 Jul 20. PMID: 21777306 International Consensus Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis * Adult and Pediatric * Clinical and Research Myalgic encephalomyelitis is an acq ..read more

http://bible.christiansunite.com/Faiths_Checkbook/faith0706.shtml C H Spurgeon's Cheque Book Of The Bank Of Faith Daily Devotional for 6th July “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 Of all the stars in the sky, the polestar is the most useful to the mariner. This text is a polestar, for it has guided more souls to salvation than any other Scripture. It is among promises what the Great Bear is among constellations. Several words in it shine with peculiar brilliance. Here we h ..read more

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/lockdown-uk-chronic-illnesses-coronavirus-healthcare-nhs-a9585511.html [Although not primarily about ME (it is mentioned), I thought that this is an interesting article from The Independent which makes some good points.] The compassion we've learnt in lockdown must be carried through into the post-coronavirus world, says Helen Wilson-Beevers  When Boris announced that pubs, cinemas, hair salons and hotels will reopen from the 4th July, there came collective chatter about reclaimed freedom. There is a palpable feeling holidays ..read more

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jun/23/uk-to-launch-genetic-study-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs Research aims to shine a light on condition that is believed to affect 250,000 people in UK The world’s largest genetic study into chronic fatigue syndrome is to be launched in the UK after receiving £3.2m of funding from the Medical Research Council and National Institute for Health Research. The research aims to shine a light on the debilitating long-term condition, about which little is known, by collecting DNA samples from 20,000 people who have CFS, also known as myalgic encephalomye ..read more

This is one of my favourite hymns; you can hear it being sung by clicking here. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary rest. Dear Name! the Rock on which I build, My Shield and Hiding place, My neverfailing Treasury filled With boundless stores of grace. Jesus! my Shepherd, Brother, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. Weak is the e ..read more