tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57233336067384121802024-03-13T05:14:48.736+00:00Let's Do It for ME!Raising funds to establish the first biomedical ME research and treatment centre in the UK.Let's Do It for MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288754663194372833noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-86542054780718389922015-09-28T21:39:00.000+01:002017-01-16T10:04:14.036+00:00IMPORTANT: How to Continue Receiving Updates<a href="http://ldifme.org/"></a><br />
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Recent posts are also featured in our <a href="http://ldifme.org/news">news stream</a>. As we did on our previous blog we invite guest posts from supporters of the charity Invest in ME Research about their fundraising endeavours. Get in touch by <a href="mailto:fundraising4ME@gmail.com">email</a>, our contact <a href="http://ldifme.org/contact-us">form</a> or on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/LetsDoIt4ME">Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ldifme">Facebook</a>.<br />
Feeling out of the loop about what's been happening with our crowdfunding efforts and the research into ME? This short update featuring some good news should get you up to speed: <a href="http://ldifme.org/over-600k-on-our-way-to-a-million/">Over £600k on Our Way to a Million!</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The original idea by Ruth Gilchrist for One Day - One Pound was for as many people as possible to donate just £1 on May 12th International ME Awareness Day to show support and to help raise vital funds for 1st class biomedical research for tests and treatments for ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis). We extended this to include a monthly reminder of our ongoing fundraising for this vital cause on the 1st of each month. Donations at any time are welcome. Every £1 makes a big difference to the charity that our cause supports - Invest in ME (also now registered as Invest in ME Research). </span></div>
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Send cheques payable to ‘Invest in ME’ to:</div>
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Please help spread the word .. </div>
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Let's Do it For ME is a patient-driven campaign launched in 2011 in support of the proposal by independent UK charity Invest in ME (Research) to establish a centre of excellence for translational research and patient care based around Norwich Research Park in East Anglia; the first of its kind in UK/Europe and in collaboration with other leading UK and international biomedical researchers.</div>
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We help to raise funds for the biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis that the charity is organising and/or funding in the development of the centre of excellence projects. The foundation study investigating the role of gut permeability in ME got underway in 2013 thanks to achieving our initial fundraising target of £100k <span style="color: blue;">(<a href="http://www.investinme.org/LDR%20UK%20Gut%20Microbiota.htm" target="_blank">new target £200k</a>)</span> The next £50k fully funded a study of B-cells based at UCL prior to a clinical trial <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.ukrituximabtrial.org/IIMEUKRT%20Donate.htm" target="_blank">(new target £450k)</a></span>. </div>
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Our crowdfunding for specific ME research is the first of its kind in UK and has inspired similar projects in Europe and USA. We have now helped to raise over £500,000 for the IIME Research strategy to develop and are aiming for £1000,000. The current focus of the research is on the role of the immune system, including infection and autoimmunity. </div>
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Invest in ME is run entirely by unpaid volunteers who either have ME or are parents and carers of ME patients. They are driving the agenda of scientific biomedical research into diagnostic tests and treatments for myalgic encephalomyelitis in UK in collaboration with international researchers of world renown. Thank you for your support! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's Do It for ME!</span><br />
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You can follow our cause @Letsdoit4ME on <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsDoIt4ME">Twitter</a> and find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ldifme">Facebook</a><br />
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Let's Do It for MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288754663194372833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-58167057482005127152015-03-26T16:46:00.000+00:002015-10-01T17:55:48.429+01:00Matched March Donations Offer!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've had a brilliant response to our invitation to help us hit £1million fundraising target for Invest in ME Research Funds by May, including this very kind message from supporters who wish to remain anonymous: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"We are so impressed by the LDIFME team and all their efforts to support biomedical research into ME with Invest in ME that we would like to donate £1000 for a matching donation effort in aid of the wonderful new March on a Million challenge. Please keep up the impressive and crucial support for the charity and for ME patients".</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We share these wonderful supporters' hope that this may inspire others to offer matching donation amounts. If so, please get in touch and we look forward to hearing from you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The matching amount (up to £1000 in total) will be added as an offline donation to the JustGiving page at the end of March. Gift Aid (extra from the government for eligible UK tax-payers donations) will be an added bonus towards the £1million fundraising target, so don't forget to tick the box if this applies to you. The month's marching on so don't delay - spread the word to donate today :) </span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1st APRIL UPDATE: You did it! Thanks so much for your support and again of course, to our kind matching sponsors. Their £1000 has been added as an offline donation to add to the totals on the Let's Do It For ME JustGiving page (link below). Hang on, it's 1st of the new month? On with Ruth Gilchrist's One Day - One Pound! THANK YOU each and every one! <a href="http://blog.ldifme.org/2012/06/one-day-one-pound.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://blog.ldifme.org/2012/06/one-day-one-pound.html</span></a></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Payable to ‘Invest in ME’ to:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">UK tax-payers can add Gift Aid - Invest in ME </span><a href="http://www.investinme.org/Documents/Gift%20Aid%20Form%20appendix_b1.pdf" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Gift Aid form</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: 19.2000007629395px; line-height: 26.8800010681152px;">BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS</span></span></div>
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Having a child with this illness is nearly as isolating as a adult with this illness. You lose so many friends as they just don't get it, yet the support we have been shown by everyone re her sponsored walk has been amazing. Seeing her face when I tell her someone we don't know has sponsored her is priceless. She smashed her £150 target and now she wants to get to the £1000 - please help her no matter how small it still brings a massive smile to her face. Thank you all. </div>
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<br /><br />Meanwhile, if you would like one of these delightful teddy bear pictures (left) with your name on it to show your support for ME Awareness, then just let us or Michelle know when you donate to Makayla's Horse Walk and she will send it to your inbox. You can comment on this blog or contact Michelle directly via this post in Invest in ME Facebook -<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://on.fb.me/1FWmF5G" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://on.fb.me/1FWmF5G</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We said last month that 2015 marks the 10th year of Invest in ME charity and the 10th of their world-renowned international biomedical research conferences. Well, February was a landmark month for Let's Do It For ME. We raced past the milestone of £500,000 - yes, HALF A MILLION POUNDS - in real money!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />This has allowed Invest in ME to initiate possibly the two most important research projects for ME in the UK: a <a href="http://www.investinme.org/LDR%20UK%20Gut%20Microbiota.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">gut microbiota study</span></a> in the Norwich Research Park with IFR/UEA and a project leading to a <a href="http://www.investinme.org/LDR%20UK%20Gut%20Microbiota.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">clinical trial </span></a>of the rituximab drug in cooperation with UCL.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />March 2015 begins with a total of £502,000 donated or raised or pledged for Invest in ME Biomedical Research Funds since we launched our campaign to help the charity fulfil its plans to establish a centre of excellence for ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />This means we begin March at £502,000 on the way to the next target of a<br />magic million! How fantastic would it be to reach £1m in May 2016? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A wonderful way to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of Invest in ME Charity. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can we do it? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With you and the help </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">your equally amazing friends and families .. YES WE CAN!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kindly summed up in last <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/columnist/11822999.Runnin_On_Empty__StayIng_Abreast_Of_Charites/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Friday's edition</span></a> </span>of this unmissable weekly column: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"The reason I’m so proud of one of the charities I support Invest In ME is because it’s run entirely by a few volunteers who themselves either suffer with the illness or are parents of children with ME. There are no salaries; every penny that’s raised goes where it should go and alongside the Lets Do It For ME team who are also voluntary, what they have achieved is nothing short of phenomenal." </i> Stacy Hart, Watford Observer. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">March updates soon. Meanwhile, you can also find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ldifme" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Facebook</span></a> or<br />follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/Letsdoit4ME" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter</span></a> @Letsdoit4ME. Do let us know if you have plans </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />The press release issued by Invest in ME on 21st February may be read<br />in full on their <a href="http://www.investinme.org/IIME-Newslet-1502-01.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">website</span></a> or in <a href="http://www.investinme.org/Documents/LDIFME/Invest%20in%20ME%20Research%20-%20Press%20Release%20Feb%202015%2001.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">pdf</span></a>. Here's an extract:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Five years ago Invest in ME created a proposal for a Centre of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Excellence for translational biomedical ME research. The centre would </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">provide clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">training and information for healthcare staff and work collaboratively </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with international researchers.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With comparatively few resources the charity (all volunteers) and its </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">supporters have established a foundation which could provide a real </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">basis for future development and which will lead to better </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">understanding and treatments for this physical illness.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The model we have is, with enough support, able to continue and expand </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and augment and achieve a real breakthrough in ME research in UK and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Europe and the world.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let’s Do It for ME is a patient-driven campaign to raise awareness and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">vital funds for the centre of excellence. The campaign was set up in</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2011 and is run by ME patients who have the same objectives as the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">charity - high quality biomedical research resulting in a better </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">understanding of the pathogenesis of ME as well as in the development </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of appropriate treatments. The campaign has supporters from all over </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the world and it has forced change through imaginative ideas, selfless </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">efforts, dedication and positivity - a Can Do approach to a disease </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">where so many have suffered unnecessarily for too long.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is the Let's Do It for ME spirit - empowerment of patients and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">their families for action, a Can Do approach and positive campaigning </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and fundraising.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Together we are trying to improve the future for people with ME and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">their families and after reaching a milestone of £1/2 MILLION we are </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ready to reach our next target of £1 MILLION.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our thanks go to the patients and their carers and friends and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">relatives who have campaigned for change and forced action to be taken </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and please join us in reaching our next target.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One small charity, one BIG Cause, one band of supporters – progress – change.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Things do not have to be the way they are – we can change things.” - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr Ian Gibson.</span></blockquote>
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Let's Do It for MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288754663194372833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-13031127724764415662015-02-01T11:56:00.000+00:002015-02-24T08:17:26.572+00:00Great Start to 2015!Wow, thanks to everyone supporting, what a busy start to the new year, hard to believe that January's over so soon! This is a landmark year, as 2015 marks the 10th year of Invest in ME charity and the 10th of their renowned international biomedical research conferences (IIMEC10). You can read more in the first Invest in ME newsletter of 2015, published in pdf on 27th January - <a href="http://t.co/geojezLhde" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1wAnt7L </a> You can sign up to receive their <a href="http://www.investinme.org/IIMENewslettersubs.htm" target="_blank">free e-newsletters by email</a>.
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Watch this space for the launch of The Big Sleep for ME 2015. Meanwhile, Team Princess is polishing up their tiaras in readiness to play their role. You can find them on Facebook here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/meprincesses" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/meprincesses</a> </div>
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Mike Shepherd's North Pole Challenge is set for April 2015 and is all the more remarkable as he will be the first person with a heart pacemaker fitted to run a full marathon at The North Pole. Mike's wife Lara has fibromyalgia, and he is doing this amazing challenge for the sake of his teenage daughter Elizabeth, as she has had ME for several years of her young life. Mike's North Pole Challenge Facebook page is here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Northpolechallenge" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Northpolechallenge</a><br />
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You're welcome to let us know if you're planning any events for Invest in ME, or if you'd like to help out in any way with our awareness and fundraising in support of the charity. We are mostly severely ill and the charity itself is also run by volunteer patients or parents/carers, with no paid staff.<br />
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Invest in ME International Biomedical Research Conference (IIMEC)</div>
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Let's Do It for ME is a patient-driven campaign helping to raise awareness of the work of independent UK charity Invest in ME (Research) on developing a UK centre of excellence for M.E. and funds for the biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis that the charity is organising and/or funding. Invest in ME is run entirely by unpaid volunteers who either have ME or are parents and carers of ME patients. They are driving the agenda of scientific biomedical research into diagnostic tests and treatments for myalgic encephomyelitis in UK in collaboration with international researchers of world renown. 2015 marks the 10th year of amazing progress made by this small charity with a BIG cause. Will you help them make it the best yet? Let's do it for Invest in ME!</div>Let's Do It for MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288754663194372833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-42950363287335160292015-01-29T11:48:00.001+00:002015-01-29T12:02:08.251+00:00ALL4LOVE! <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">40 products with our campaign logo .. </span><a href="http://ldifme.spreadshirt.co.uk/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://ldifme.spreadshirt.co.uk/</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">.. or design your own .. </span><a href="http://designerme.spreadshirt.co.uk/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://designerme.spreadshirt.co.uk/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: blue;">The Big Sleep for ME</span> (run by Julia Cottam) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">158 products in exclusive designs for our annual ME Awareness event. </span><a href="http://thebigsleepforme.spreadshirt.co.uk/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">http://thebigsleepforme.spreadshirt.co.uk/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: blue;">Make ME</span> (run by Jon Watson)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A range of great items with Invest in ME logo, as well as a number of other designs for awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis and also fibromyalgia, are among the 51 products available from this shop. </span><a href="http://653855.spreadshirt.co.uk/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://653855.spreadshirt.co.uk/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">158 products in exclusive designs for our annual ME Awareness event. </span><a href="http://thebigsleepforme.spreadshirt.co.uk/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">http://thebigsleepforme.spreadshirt.co.uk/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A range of great items with Invest in ME logo, as well as a number of other designs for awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis and also fibromyalgia, are among the 51 products available from this shop run by Carmel Hillary.<span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><a href="http://653855.spreadshirt.co.uk/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://653855.spreadshirt.co.uk/</span></a><br />
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<br />Extracts from Invest in ME Christmas 2014 newsletter ....<br /><br />Invest in ME and our supporters have a firm belief that the only sensible strategy for finding useful treatments, prevention and ultimately a cure for ME is via a focus on biomedical research into the illness. Our efforts since 2007 have concentrated on international collaboration in biomedical research - something that has already been proven to be productive.<br /><br />In 2013 we had announced the beginning of our plans to initiate a clinical trial of rituximab following the BRMEC3 Colloquium and our magnificent supporters have achieved the impossible in 2014 and raised the initial target of £350,000. A preliminary B-cell study was made part of this project and that was started during this last year.<br /><br />Our foundation project at UEA/IFR continued and we have complemented this with funding of medical students who are participating in our projects by intercalating during their fourth year of study.<br /><br />Our intention was announced in 2014 to fund more PhD studentships and our targets have been set.<br />The charity set up an Advisory Board of researchers to help with strategy and focus research efforts. This has met twice in 2014. With the planned four PhDs and three medical students working on biomedical research into ME a good foundation for our future aims has been built.<br /><br />With all the hardships that ME causes to patients and families they still believe there is a better way and 2014 was a year when patient power really came to the fore – led by IIME supporters. Despite having been set challenging targets to initiate a strategy of biomedical research, our supporters have given hope to all patients.<br /><br />Thank you all.<br /><br />Our thanks to the LDIFME team for the enormous work they have performed and the service to the ME community which they have achieved through their tireless efforts to raise awareness and funds via positive and innovative campaigns.<br /><br />Despite enormous difficulties we have, together, made things happen.<br /><br />As we approach Christmas we can look to the next year and express hope. We have our tenth International ME conference and our fifth Biomedical Research into ME Colloquium - which will now span two days.<br /><br />We would like to wish all of our wonderful supporters a very happy Christmas and a New Year full of hope - and a huge thank you for all that you have to done to help us all to move forward.<br />You continue to make a difference.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!<br /><br />From all at Invest in ME</div>
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Let's Do It for MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288754663194372833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-3624572866400398322014-12-04T10:48:00.000+00:002014-12-04T18:30:04.624+00:00Festive Treasures Fundraising for M.E Research<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alison Orr<br />
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Alison has a beautiful selection of festive candles and jewellery for sale over on our Make ME Crafts website. <br />
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Her Christmas candles are proving popular, find out what's currently for sale from the range here <a href="http://www.makemecrafts.com/seller_page.php?sellerid=256">http://www.makemecrafts.com/seller_page.php?sellerid=256</a>
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100 Birdies for ME<br />
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This Scandi-inspired hanging owl is just one of many designs by 100 Birdies for ME, which continues to raise funds for Invest in ME long after hitting its initial target of 100 sales. The range now includes Spoonie jewellery too.<br />
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Visit the Etsy shop here <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/100Birdies4ME">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/100Birdies4ME</a>
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Christmas Cards<br />
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This year's successful entries to our competition, as well as some from previous years - including Julie-Ann's Candle House design, voted Best Charity Christmas Card of 2013 by The Independent IndieBest.<br />
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Our various designs are available in both single and multi-design packs and at a competitive price. You can also see the back of the cards which raise awareness of the charity - all on IiME's dedicated webpage here <a href="http://www.investinme.org/Christmas%202014.htm">http://www.investinme.org/Christmas%202014.htm</a><br />
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This year Jenny's Treasures for ME transformed into Decadent Dragonfly.<br />
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Jenny sells some stunning jewellery, hair accessories and custom pieces all through her Facebook page.<br />
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Due to a necessary name change her Facebook page is new, so if you love her stuff (like we do), please also 'like it' and share if you can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DecadentDragonfly">https://www.facebook.com/DecadentDragonfly</a> <br />
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These festive napkin rings with charms are by Foggy Creations and can be found on our Make ME Crafts website alongside other Christmas decorations, and some equally decorative jewellery and bookmarks - all a perfect size to fit in someone's stocking.<br />
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See what's currently available from Foggy Creations on our website here <a href="http://www.makemecrafts.com/seller_page.php?sellerid=198">http://www.makemecrafts.com/seller_page.php?sellerid=198</a>
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From ME to You, With Love<br />
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The book From ME to You, With Love was put together following the Letters for Louise project we first shared on our blog in October last year - <a href="http://blog.ldifme.org/2013/09/letters-for-louise.html" target="_blank">blogpost</a>.<br />
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Louise's call for letters from people with ME caught many people's imagination. She received so many raw and honest letters of love, anger, and pain to create an inspiring book. Reduced by 25% in the run up to Christmas with all profits going to Invest in ME. Find out more and purchase the book via the website <a href="http://www.frommetoyouwithlove.co.uk/">http://www.frommetoyouwithlove.co.uk/</a><br />
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Let's Do It for ME store<br />
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Our Spreadshirt store has gone festive again with the return of Santa and our ever so cuddly Christmas Moose. Visit our standard store <a href="http://ldifme.spreadshirt.co.uk/">http://ldifme.spreadshirt.co.uk/</a> Or get creative with our designer store <a href="http://designerme.spreadshirt.co.uk/">http://designerme.spreadshirt.co.uk/</a><br />
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One of a kind crafts<br />
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As well as these unique Christmas decorations, jewellery, gift boxes, bag charms and felt purses are all available from this charitable seller on the One of a kind crafts Facebook page, which has picked up some lovely reviews from happy customers.<br />
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One of a kind crafts also plans to attend the South Moulton Festive Fayre this Friday, do stop by if you're in the area <a href="http://www.visitsouthmolton.co.uk/portfolioentry/4803/">http://www.visitsouthmolton.co.uk/portfolioentry/4803/</a><br />
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Runnin On Empty<br />
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A limited edition 'Jingle for ME' design is no longer available, but you can see the other designs in the Runnin On Empty shop run by Stacy aka Mama chill - <a href="http://runninonempty.dizzyjam.com/">http://runninonempty.dizzyjam.com</a><br />
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Introducing Seren-e-dipity - a range of jewellery, charms and bookmarks that includes various festive treats like these stylish seasonal Snowpeople.<br />
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Take a look to be among the first to follow and share this new page with your friends and family <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seren-e-dipity/407154525994073">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seren-e-dipity/407154525994073</a><br />
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Sue's Scarves for ME<br />
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We've come to look forward to Sue's scarves each winter and this year is no exception. To make those pennies stretch Sue is having a pre-Christmas sale, see the sale album on her Facebook page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.446634815385228.113083.441281579253885&type=3">Sale 2014 Album</a><br />
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Of course as well as keeping you warm this winter, like all items highlighted in this blog, a scarf from Sue raises funds for vital biomedical research into ME.<br />
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Discover more items for sale in support of UK charity Invest in ME (Research) over on our website here <a href="http://ldifme.org/shop/">http://ldifme.org/shop/</a><br />
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<br />Selling something festive with proceeds to Invest in ME? If you'd like to be included in an updated version of this post contact us by email <a href="mailto:fundraising4ME@gmail.com">here</a>. (post updated 4th Dec.)<br /><br />Also see various ways to raise funds for Invest in ME when shopping online - <a href="http://ldifme.org/raise-funds-for-free/">http://ldifme.org/raise-funds-for-free/</a><br /><br />Happy Seasonal Shopping for Invest in ME!<br /><br />Let's do it for ME!<br />in support of<br />Invest in ME (Research) Charity<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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<br />Let's Do It for MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288754663194372833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-46172299286448942322014-11-03T10:44:00.001+00:002014-11-03T10:45:12.933+00:00New book proposal - 100% profits to Invest In ME<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello guys, Hay Green here writing from my bed. I published a book called 101 Tips For Coping With M.E which has now sold around 600 copies with 25% of all royalties to the charity.<br />
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I had a great idea for a brain fog book but didn't get many responses and having had a think, I have a new idea which I would love you all to hear about.<br />
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We all have one thing in common - we have M.E. But we all have different stories, we all became ill at different ages, some of us made improvements, some of us got worse, and we all have a story to tell.<br />
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What I think would be lovely is a book where we can all tell our own stories, based around<br />
- when you first got ill<br />
- when you were diagnosed<br />
- how you were treated by the medical profession, family and friends<br />
- your current situation<br />
- how you cope<br />
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I am thinking a couple of pages for each story in an a5 book, as long as it is short and sweet and to the point so we can all share our experiences.<br />
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If people are up for this I will donate 100% of all royalties to Invest In ME<br />
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Any questions or stories, email me on hayley101tips@yahoo.co.uk<br />
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Thanks guys, sorry for the short post but struggling today! Love and hugs as always :-) x<br />
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Hayley xxx</div>
Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11016071917411018495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-24646728526903197332014-10-24T10:46:00.000+01:002014-10-25T09:42:01.751+01:00Let's Scare to Care at Halloween! Photo Competition, Scary Bear Party and more .. <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 29.3999996185303px;">UK charity Invest in ME (Research) and funds for the biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis that the charity is organising and/or funding. Invest in ME is run entirely by unpaid volunteers who either have ME or are parents and carers of ME patients. They are driving the agenda of scientific biomedical research into diagnostic tests and treatments for myalgic encephomyelitis in UK in collaboration with international researchers of world renown - 2014 is an exciting year for progress in M.E. research - you can help*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stoptober is a Department of Health campaign that challenges smokers to give up cigarettes for 28 days during the month of October. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">But why stop there? Will you or your friends or family members give up something in October and donate the money to Invest in ME? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the idea behind </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/296827953856735/" style="font-family: inherit;" target=""><span style="color: blue;">Stoptober Stop for ME!</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> An event created by Ali Head. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">October has become the month of abstinence, so how about inviting your family and friends to give up something they love </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and will miss for a month and donating what they would have spent to Invest in ME? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The sentiment behind this is people with ME have to go without so many things they love; </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">drinking, fags, going out, eating what you like, shopping, cinema, clubbing even holidays, their choices are so limited by this illness so during the month of October why not give up something you love and raise money for biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) at the same time?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In support of the proposal by Invest in ME (Research) Charity to establish (now develop) a UK centre of excellence for biomedical research and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis. </span><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.investinme.org%2F&h=qAQGDlD_9&enc=AZMKI-NV65tj03TKmHzCbVNSjIz36oNuG0E4tn2C0hlLsjZQY5gGXhLaG4NDhkgbsIw&s=1" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.investinme.org/</span></a></div>
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This rapid progress is enabled *THANKS to YOU ALL* for your tremendous support and generous donations to Invest in ME. IIME writes:</div>
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The jam-packed pdf version of the Invest in ME September 2014 Newsletter is a round-up of the two e-newsletters published by the charity this month. <br /><br />This <a href="http://www.investinme.org/Documents/Newsletters/Invest%20in%20ME%20September%20Newsletter%202014m.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">new pdf format</span></a> is a taster of things to come, as they intend in future to produce a fuller magazine to accompany the newsletter. This will transform into a monthly document which describes the work that the charity and their supporters are doing together.</div>
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Our foundation project has begun at University of East Anglia and the Institute of Food Research to analyse gut microbiota in ME patients.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.investinme.org/Documents/Newsletters/Invest%20in%20ME%20September%20Newsletter%202014m.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Click here for the full pdf version of the September 2014 IIME Newsletter</span></a>.</span></div>
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The Let’s do it for ME team came up with the idea of the Let’s Get Snapping for M.E! Competition back in 2012 when we were discussing plans to sell Christmas cards for the very first time. We wanted to go that extra mile and do something a little bit special and more relevant to ME than simply buying in stock images. In the end, we decided that it would be a really good idea to run this competition whereby those, particularly within the ME community, could make a contribution by sending in photos or artwork and have winning entries printed on our cards. We realised that this would be a great opportunity for ME sufferers in particular, whose talent often remains behind closed doors, to have the chance to be acknowledged and celebrated. There couldn’t be a more powerful and positive way to increase ME awareness whilst raising vital funds towards biomedical research into the disease.</div>
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Now in its third year, the competition is still going strong and the response, as always, has been simply amazing, with 161 images entered and a staggering 3482 votes cast in our online poll, we couldn’t have asked or wished for more. The great success of the Let’s Get Snapping for M.E. simply wouldn’t have been possible without your support and we would like to say a very big thank to everyone who got involved.<br />
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The standard of entries was particularly high again this year and this made Invest in ME’s task of judging the final stage particularly difficult. In the end sixteen winning images were chosen. Yes, you’ve read that right - sixteen! We like to keep you on your toes. Fourteen of the images will be printed as cards and two have been selected to be printed as the back cover of the cards.<br />
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Each winner, to remind those that haven’t read our earlier posts, will have their images printed up on our 2014 Christmas cards and receive either a mixed pack or one solely of their own. The cards will be sold in aid of Invest in ME’s biomedical research fund. We aim to have these available to purchase by the end of this month through the <a href="http://investinme.org/" target="_blank">charity’s website.</a><br />
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We hope our competition inspires you in the coming months to dust off your cameras and paint brushes ready for next year’s competition. And with the continuing success of this competition it will definitely be a regular feature in our calendar and hopefully yours too! Here’s to an even bigger and better Let’s Get Snapping for M.E! in 2015. Let’s do it for ME!<br />
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So without further ado, as this the moment you’ve all been waiting for, Let’s do it for ME can proudly announce the sixteen winning images of Let’s Snapping for M.E! 2014 Competition.<br />
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<br />Let's Do It for MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288754663194372833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-59062221613022501302014-09-18T15:02:00.001+01:002016-02-19T16:27:22.007+00:00Hurst Family Fundraising for ME!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have suffered with this horrible illness – ME – for over 16 years. I also have Dysautonomia, and was recently diagnosed with Elhers Danlos Syndrome. I have too many symptoms to list, most of them invisible, but the symptoms that cause me most distress are the severe chronic pain and the disabling and very uncomfortable circulatory/cardio vascular problems. I spent the first 2-3 years of the illness completely bed-ridden & all of the past 16 years housebound (mostly bed-ridden) but due to the pain I experience now I am unable to lie down and sitting down is too painful a lot of the time, so life is extremely difficult, having to stand hunched over my bed for hours each day even though this causes me to feel very faint & exhausted. I try to be positive but if I’m honest most days are nothing short of an endurance. This is also the case for many of my fellow Severe ME/EDS sufferers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Back in 2000 I felt I just had to do something to help raise both awareness of this illness and funds for ME research. I decided I would organise a trivia quiz. It took months to compile but eventually it was complete and, thankfully, it raised over £400 for ME Research. I went on to do another 7 more quizzes and 2 years ago Geoff came on board and our 2 quizzes have raised a total of £2100 for Invest In ME. Lets Do It For ME helped us to reach this total as did our families, and of course our friends who were so generous with donations. We hope to organise another quiz later this year. Geoff’s a great quiz partner (don’t tell him I said that though!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Back in 2004 I put together some Nature photocards to raise money for various ME Charities. All photos I use for the the cards are taken by either people with ME or the families of PWME. We got 20 packs of each design printed up and thankfully they sold! And incredibly they still do sell! Profits from the photocards go to Invest In ME and The 25% M.E. Group. Alongside the photocards I’ve been making my own greeting cards since 2005. Due to the illness I can usually manage two 20 minute card-making sessions a day and even during these better hours it’s often frustratingly difficult to concentrate due to the pain and vertigo I experience, this is one of the reasons I keep my designs pretty simple, plus I’m not talented enough to create anything too complex! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My family have been brilliant and organise sales three times a year at our local supermarkets and our local Farm Shop sell my Easter and Christmas cards. We all just want to do our bit to help raise awareness and funds for this horrible horrible illness that unfortunately can and does destroy lives. Over the past 13 years the cards and the quizzes have raised over £11,000 (£2000 of this was raised by the online quizzes Geoff Allen and I organised). Hopefully the cards will continue selling and hopefully Geoff and I can think of some more quiz questions so we can launch a 2014 Trivia/Picture Quiz later this year! Thanks for reading :-) Jane Hurst.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A big THANK YOU to Jane Hurst and family for their tremendous efforts and achievements in raising awareness and vital funds for biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis, and not forgetting quiz-partner and fellow Let's do it for ME Team member Geoff Allen. Together, they embody the true spirit of our can-do community campaign </span></div>
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Let's Do It for MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288754663194372833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-71125423077694125492014-09-08T13:26:00.000+01:002014-09-08T17:31:37.336+01:00I swam the length of Coniston, all 5.25 miles of it!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Saturday the 6</span><sup style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> September I swam the length
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m what you would call a ‘wellie’ but I have friends with
M.E.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Over the past year, my eyes have
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challenges to raise funds, such as one persons walk to the garden gate. This
inspired me greatly. When I set my swimming challenge, I decided that if courageous
people with M.E could challenge themselves to raise funds, I could swim the
length of the lake for them. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m not a particularly
sporty person. By trade I’m a photographer at </span><a href="http://www.sarahloveland.com/" style="font-family: Calibri;" target="_blank">Sarah Loveland Photography</a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">and this is only my second year of
open water swimming. Last year when I started I wasn’t very good and I could
only do half a length of the pool front crawl. I built that up to complete
several one mile events. At the start of this year 5.25 miles seemed impossible
but I was determined. Stubborn, determined and perhaps a little but crazy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So last Saturday at 0835, I found myself at one end of
Coniston, ready to start the swim. It was a big organised event with 500 people
swimming. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were safety kayaks and
support boats in the water. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was both
nervous and excited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the start, the
water was so calm, it looked like glass. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the swim route there were a number of feed
station boats that had water and various energy drinks, gels and jelly babies
on board. The first one was at 1.5 miles and then they were at one mile
intervals. I told myself that all I needed to do was swim from one boat to the
next, and not think of it as one huge swim. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">During the swim I thought about all the lovely messages of support
I had received on my Just Giving page and in all the M.E Facebook groups. I have
been blown away by all the support and encouragement. This made such a
difference when I was in the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m proud to say that I completed the swim in 4 hours and 19
minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt a bit stunned when I got
out of the water. I couldn't believe I had actually done it! It was a beautiful
place to swim and an amazing thing to have done. Many people have shown their
support and sponsored me. I am so grateful for this. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like to sponsor me, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you still can. </span><a href="https://www.justgiving.com/Sarah-Loveland/">Sponsor me here!</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m already thinking and planning an even bigger swim for Invest
in M.E next year. I’m not going to tell you what it is just yet, not until the
date has been confirmed. Once again, I would like to say a massive thank you to
everyone that has supported and sponsored me, I have appreciated it so much. It
has made the world of difference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Thank you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sarah x</span></div>
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p.s. from the team at Let's do it for for ME! We would like say huge thanks to Sarah for her incredible efforts to raise awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis and funds for Invest in ME charity, and how excited are we to hear that she is planning her next challenge for this amazing charity?!</div>
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THANK YOU Sarah and sponsors and everyone for your support!<br />
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<a href="https://www.justgiving.com/Sarah-Loveland/"><span style="color: blue;">Sponsor Sarah's Chill Swim on JustGiving</span></a><br />
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Sarah Lovelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05635149568183385875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-23695857094243156182014-09-01T16:51:00.000+01:002014-09-01T16:51:01.259+01:00Let’s Get Snapping for ME 2014 Competition Online Vote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There’s always a great sense of excitement in the air when our Online Vote goes live<br />
because everyone is eager to see the entries. However, this year it’s even more so since not<br />
only are everyone’s images going in for the first time but most of the Let’s do it for ME Team<br />
haven’t even seen any of them. With over 150 images and the high standard of entries<br />
everyone is certainly going to be spoilt for choice. We’re also really glad we expanded our<br />
competition to accept artwork this year as there are obviously some very talented people<br />
out there. But before we tell you how to vote, we’d like to say a very big thank you to everyone<br />
who has entered and to all those taking part. We couldn’t do it without you!<br />
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To vote, simply go to our Voting Gallery and click ‘Vote’ on your favourite image(s). You can<br />
vote for as many images as you like but you can only vote once per image per IP address.<br />
Facebook users can vote on our <a href="http://woobox.com/b83vfy" target="_blank">Competition App Page</a> and those not on Facebook can vote<br />
via our<a href="http://ldifme.org/christmas-card-competition-vote-now-for-your-favourites/" target="_blank"> Competition webpage</a>. Since there are so many entries make sure you click on ‘View<br />
More’ at the bottom of Gallery to see them all. Alternatively, you can click on the first<br />
image and scroll between them using the arrows directly beneath the image. This option also allows<br />
you to see the images in full as the Voting page only initially displays image thumbnails.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;">Remember the vote closes at midnight 7 September.</span><br />
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Invest in ME will then judge the final stage and choose the winners whose images will be<br />
printed on this year’s Christmas cards. We aim to print ten cards and will<span style="background-color: yellow;"> announce the<br />winners on 19 September</span>, both on our <a href="http://blog.ldifme.org/" target="_blank">blog </a>and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/727908773937122/" target="_blank">Facebook Competition Event’s Page</a>. We<br />
hope to have the cards ready for sale by late September through <a href="http://investinme.org/" target="_blank">Invest in ME’s website</a>. All<br />
the cards are sold in aid of Invest in ME’s Biomedical Research Fund so any purchases made<br />
will not only help advance ME research but also raise much needed awareness of the<br />
disease.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Have fun and good luck to all our entrants!</span></b></div>
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<br />Let's Do It for MEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288754663194372833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-88988074532849162252014-09-01T16:40:00.001+01:002014-09-01T16:40:54.393+01:00From ME to You, With Love - new website launched!It's September already?!? Where did that go?<br />
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It hardly seems a year ago now that I started the 'Letters for Louise' project. Never in a million years did I imagine that the whole thing would be so successful or that I'd meet so many amazing people.<br />
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Since the book 'From ME to You, With Love' launched in May, it has done incredibly well. Almost 250 copies have been sold, and the amount of money that I have been able to donate to Invest in ME is now over £150 and once I've donated royalties from the last couple of months and cash sales, we're looking at around £300 so far. A massive thank you to everyone who has bought the book, either in paperback or for the Kindle.<br />
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<a href="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a84c3_dfa61507c7a3486d889eaa8d5d5861f8.jpg_srz_p_192_237_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a84c3_dfa61507c7a3486d889eaa8d5d5861f8.jpg_srz_p_192_237_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" /></a>Awareness and feedback of the book has gone from strength to strength, and I'm now delighted to be able to tell you about the launch of the book's official website - <a href="http://www.frommetoyouwithlove.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.frommetoyouwithlove.co.uk</a>. The website was created to give more information about the book, my story and how the book was created, as well as letting people know about Invest in ME and Let's do it for ME! And, most importantly, there are links to buy the book all using easyfundraising to raise more funds for Invest in ME.<br />
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I've also been really lucky to have the book featured in the local media, both in my hometown of Taunton and Northampton, where I now live. The purpose of this hasn't just been to promote the book, but also raise awareness of ME in general and talk about the great things that Invest in ME are doing for ME sufferers. It's been a little bit surreal but all very exciting - you can listen and see everything that has been happening on the new website.<br />
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If you haven't heard of the book before or the 'Letters for Louise' project, let me introduce you to what it's all about. Going back to 2013, I was talking to a friend about how sometimes it can be worse battling people's attitudes towards ME and the disbelief we are all too familiar with than the actual symptoms themselves. I said to her that if only there was something out there that had loads of people's experiences together - the views of sufferers themselves rather than doctors - it would be brilliant to give to people who might not understand. I then had the idea of putting together a collection of letters written by ME sufferers, to produce a resource that could be given to anyone who needed a bit of 'help', shall we say, in understanding what we go through. From that, I had the idea of turning this into a proper, published book (which seemed like a crazy idea at the time as I had no idea how to go about it!) with all the profits going to Invest in ME. That's when the 'Letters for Louise' project began.<br />
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<a href="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a84c3_c6f5c5ba109a4a4f90cb7a9e003900ca.jpg_srz_p_276_448_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a84c3_c6f5c5ba109a4a4f90cb7a9e003900ca.jpg_srz_p_276_448_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" height="320" width="197" /></a>Everyone who contributed sent something incredibly heartfelt, honest, and above all, unique. It was an amazing thing to be part of and I will always be very grateful to my new friends for their honesty and bravery in helping me make the book happen. Since the book was published in May, I've had nothing but extremely positive feedback and I think the success of it all is credit to all of the amazing people who took the time and effort to write a letter - especially considering that some of them are extremely ill.<br />
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I've got lots planned for where I'm going to take the book next. Andrea Leadsom, MP for South Northamptonshire, has raised the issue with Jeremy Hunt and hopefully, that might prompt some action in the health sector. I'm hoping that the book can continue to be used as a tool for doctors, nurses and other health professionals to realise that this is an illness that needs to be taken seriously - and I hope that at least some of them will treat their patients with more respect and dignity as a result. I'm also trying to think of ways to get a few well known names behind the book, so that they can help raise more awareness and more money for Invest in ME. I think it's a case of watch this space!<br />
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But for now, thanks for reading - and I hope you find the website useful!<br />
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Louise x<br />
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Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731465369830367069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-68413433122086739172014-08-27T16:34:00.000+01:002014-08-28T13:18:01.625+01:00A New ME - LIMITED OFFER!Hello all, so here's the offer I was telling you about!<br />
Considering my book hasn't had any real marketing, it's done pretty well so thank you to those who have bought it.<br />
However, I'd like to raise even more awareness and raise more money for "Invest in ME".<br />
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I've decided that for 7 days, both paperback and kindle copies will be
cheaper. Not only that, but ALL money made from sales during this period
will to go "Invest in ME".<br />
After the 7 days, I will round up the
total raised to the nearest "0" and post it on here. I will also
screenshot the screen when I make the donation.<br />
I will post again when this offer starts and post around the M.E. groups on here and also on Twitter.<br />
It is available in ALL countries too but here I will post links for the UK & US Amazon:<br />
UK Paperback - £3.94<br />
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UK Kindle - £1.85<br />
<a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FNew-ME-Barry-Evans-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00L1LIT6E%2Fref%3Dtmm_kin_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26sr%3D8-1%26qid%3D1409036494&h=KAQHMnjJk&enc=AZMLPxDJGK1KFhiJ590XYfB4bNUXmS5edZ7rvHipx2CE76w8Ot5meIb-ir1qn9pSa8fbuFwLFENc2FxXCGRZETfGIQpPUyogG9ZUiCERat4ABU1Fw4yQdW8vUpWfZPCKKiaJHp2vfG1YjdzrjfFzqoHEqidIjvHv4sY_0t7frHakzg&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-ME-Barry-Evans-ebook/dp/B00L1LIT6E/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1409036494</a><br />
US Paperback - $6.55<br />
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US Kindle - $3.07<br />
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Thank you everyone. The 7 days starts now so the offer ends this time next Tuesday (2nd September)!<br />
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bazmufc8491http://www.blogger.com/profile/12459383114874902831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723333606738412180.post-13899006473077809242014-08-01T16:36:00.000+01:002014-08-21T22:39:10.588+01:00Let’s Get Snapping for M.E! 2014 Christmas Cards Photo Competition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It may be the height of summer, but we're already looking ahead to Christmas as we launch our very popular and successful 'Let's Get Snapping for M.E!' Competition. For those not familiar with the event, this is a fantastic opportunity to share your hidden talent and get your photo or artwork printed on this year's charity Christmas cards. In doing so, you'll also be helping a great cause since all cards are sold to raise money for <a href="http://www.investinme.org/" target="_blank">Invest in ME</a>'s Biomedical Research Fund. But that's not all; winners will also receive a pack featuring their winning image, either as a mixed pack or one solely of their own. There's never been a better time to dust down those cameras, search out those paintbrushes and start getting creative for ME!<br />
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The competition has had something of a makeover for this year and undergone some improvements. Firstly, we’ve decided to accept artwork as well as photos. This means even more of you can take part. Hooray!! Secondly, to enter you now have to submit images by filling in an online Entry Form. Thirdly, we’ve dispensed with the ‘Let’s do it for ME’ Team vote. This means now all approved photos will go into the online vote so they’ll be lots more to choose from – exciting! And finally, there will now be a proper Voting Gallery. Not everything has changed though; Invest in ME will still judge the final stage, and we’ve still kept the image guidelines very open, in that you can send in images of anything you like but it just has to have a Christmassy feel. To give you some idea of what we mean, take a look at <a href="http://blog.ldifme.org/2013/09/lets-get-snapping-for-mes-2013.html" target="_blank">last year’s blog post</a> featuring the shortlisted photos.<br />
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Now we’ve explained a little about the changes with our ‘new look’ competition, let’s get down to the important matter of how to enter. To enter, Facebook users should <a href="http://woobox.com/b83vfy" target="_blank">click here</a> and non Facebook users can go to our <a href="http://ldifme.org/christmas-card-competition/" target="_blank">Competition webpage</a>. Just fill it in, upload your image and click Enter. Once you’ve clicked Enter you will then see a confirmation page with an entry ticket number, this can take a little while whilst the image uploads into our database. We will also email you to confirm we've received your entry. As in previous years, you can enter up to five images. Images need to be in a digital format and either a JPEG, PNG or GIF file. The maximum file size you can upload is 50MB. For artwork, simply scan the image and upload the file. The entry deadline is 31 August 2014. (Please note, the Entry Form only allows you to upload one image so you if you are entering more than one simply submit a form for each image.)<br />
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The online vote, where you get to vote for your favourites, runs from 1 – 7 September. The vote will<br />
take place in our online Gallery and you’ll be able to access this through the same links as those for<br />
entering. As in previous years, you can vote for as many images as you like but can only vote for an<br />
image once. However, there are changes to the way in which you cast your votes. You will need to vote using the Vote button instead of Liking the image, and we will no longer be accepting email votes. Once the online vote is over, Invest in ME will judge the final stage with the winners being announced on 19 September. We aim to print ten images and have the cards available to purchase from late September onwards.<br />
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We have a <a href="http://ldifme.org/christmas-card-competition/" target="_blank">Competition Webpage</a> with a Help Section should you experience difficulties. Although, the whole process is very simple so you’re unlikely to need it. You can also <a href="mailto:fundraising4me@gmail.com" target="_blank">email</a> us should you need further assistance.<br />
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With your help and our ‘new look’ competition, we aim to make this year even bigger and better.<br />
Although last year’s will take some beating given our Christmas card, featuring winner Julie-Ann<br />
Gylaitis’ photo, pipped No 1 slot in The Independent newspaper’s IndyBest 10 Best Charity Christmas Cards. You can read all about it in our <a href="http://blog.ldifme.org/2013/11/were-no1-in-independents-2013-best.html" target="_blank">special blog post</a>. So let’s get snapping for ME, because who knows where this year will take us or you?<br />
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For competition rules <a href="http://woobox.com/offers/rules/b83vfy" target="_blank">click here</a>. For tips on how to create your own home studio see <a href="http://blog.ldifme.org/2013/08/lets-get-snapping-for-me-2013-christmas.html" target="_blank">last year’s Competition blog post </a>and scroll down to the bottom of the article. </div>
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