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Entry: What is it about ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)? - A625646
Author: Lighthousegirl UK - U175854

Hello there

I would appreciate your feedback on this entry on ME.

ME impacts sufferers in many ways and is the subject of much misunderstanding - hopefully this will go some of the way to helping clear up some of the mystery

I look forward to hearing from you

Thanks in advance

Light

Hi there,

This is a really great entry - very informative, with a compelling mix of medical detail and personal experience. You also end on a positive note, which is kind to the reader (you're obviously a very positive person yourself!).

One technical point: there are quite a few spelling mistakes and typos so it's probably worth just going through it a couple of times to correct them. One thing I notice is that you sometimes replace 'a' with 'i' as in the following words:

perminantly --> permanently
devistating --> devastating
vitimim --> vitamin

Apart from that, there's nothing to criticize! Thanks very much for enlightening me.

Gubernatrix

Nice entry, lots of detail, I can't really find where to fault it.

I nearly made a comment about mentioning the fact it first came to the publics attention through the derisory comments of some elements of the medical profession and media, who termed it Yuppie Flu and lumped it in with hypocondria ( a bit of the pull yourself together man attetude). But then I noticed you mentioned the Yuppie flu bit in the how it effects people around you bit. So I can't really add anything, ho hum.

I can't see why this shouldn't have a fairly speedy passage through peer review, so I look forward to seeing it on the front page (hopefully as pick of the day)

Researcher PSG

A nice entry that covers the basics of the subject very well, and gives pointers towards further investigation should the reader want more.

Don't worry about the typos at the moment. If Light has time on Thursday she has said she will correct them. If not then it'll have to wait until we are back from holiday 2 weeks later.

Maybe you could put in something about the name, and how very eroneous it is? I think this is partly to blame for the light in which ME is viewed - it's easy to deny it's a real disease, when it certainly ain't Myalgic Encephalomyelitis....

Also, I suggest you change the title to just 'ME' or 'ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)', as the 'What is it about...' doesn't really add anything...

Thank you all for your comments - much appreciated

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