I just had to do Something!

http://www.microbediscovery.org

Has anyone heard of this?

Governments and drug companies put so little money into M.E./CFS research that it's almost a joke.  Despite this, they love to spend money on coming up with new definitions for the illness every few years and sponsoring workshops without paying attention to any of the research that has been done, or turning to specialists who have the most knowledge about the condition.

Why isn't anyone doing anything about this illness? I was feeling so angry about this today that I donated to the cause above.  This very well known and respected virologist cannot get funding to study M.E./CFS because those who grant funds ignore the importance of researching M.E./CFS.  Instead, he's turned to crowd funding.  This study could be completed and perhaps published within a year if they could get the funds.  And I've been watching the amount raised over the last few months, and feeling really sad that they are not even a 10th of the way there.

I am so broke it's ridiculous, but I donated anyways. I just needed to do something other than stew.  If you are a friend or sufferer and feel you can donate even a dollar, I think it is a very worthy cause.  If every sufferer with M.E. in the U.S. donated one dollar, the study would be funded.