ME/CFS San Diego is now a 501c3 public charity!
e-NEWSLETTER ANNOUNCEMENT: ME/CFS San Diego is trying to start a quarterly e-newsletter focused on reaching patients, caregivers, healthcare workers, researchers, legislators, and the general public with information about ME/CFS, resources, and how they can make a difference. Click here to sign up for ME/CFS San Diego's e-newsletter once it starts.
💙 Join Us This May to Raise ME/CFS Awareness! 💙
This May, ME/CFS San Diego and Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM are teaming up for Millions Missing Month—a creative, community-powered effort to shine a light on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Whether you crochet or just want to help, there are so many ways to get involved and make a difference leading up to International ME/CFS Awareness Day on May 12th.
🎗️ From making or distributing blue & white awareness ribbons to helping with packaging or sharing your story—everyone can play a part.
👉 Click here to learn how you can get involved.
Thank you for standing with the millions missing.
"ME/CFS San Diego is thrilled to announce the winners of our 2025 UCSD Graduate Student ME/CFS essay contest!
Emily Lam is our first-place winner with her compelling essay on "Making a Difference in the Lives of ME/CFS Patients with Nanomedicine." Emily’s work highlights the potential of nanomedicine to revolutionize the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ME/CFS.
Benjamin Lam earned second place with his thought-provoking essay, "Breaking the Cycle of Restless Restfulness," where he advocates for increasing public awareness and enacting structural reforms to better support individuals living with ME/CFS.
We are proud of all the participants for their insightful contributions and their commitment to raising awareness for this critical cause. Thank you to everyone who took part and shared their voices with us!" for the website announcement !
♥️ A Very Sincere Thank you to all donors (and people who tried to donate) to ME/CFS San Diego for San Diego Gives 2024 ♥️
PLEASE share our news!!! ME/CFS San Diego was invited, along with amazing experts, to share our lived experiences. Sharing can help connect long COVID and ME/CFS patients who are looking for answers, and help raise awareness of My Body Odyssey and ME/CFS San Diego!
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My Body Odyssey, a podcast about the rewards and challenges of exercise amidst chronic health issues, just released its newest episode about Long COVID- highlighting its similarities to many other post-viral illnesses like ME and CFS, as well as the paradoxical, often negative, impact that physical exercise has on those diagnosed with the condition.
Want to learn more about Long COVID? Click the link to hear Kaelyn Lynch’s story, as well as expert opinion from Dr. David Putrino, Director of Mt. Sinai Rehabilitation Innovation.