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Thank You!
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- Last Updated: 06 December 2022 06 December 2022
On behalf of the Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. You will receive an email detailing your contribution.
As you may know, the Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association is one of the oldest all-volunteer patient organizations in the United States. Founded in 1985, our Association is committed to serving the needs of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia patients, their families, and their loved ones. All donations received are used to provide the resources needed in order to accomplish this important work.
Membership benefits include support groups, free entrance to all events and lectures sponsored by the Association, and travel support for advocacy and conferences. Additionally, members automatically receive our e-newsletter which is generally published on a monthly basis.
As a member, please feel free to Contact Us at any time with any questions or issues you might have. In the event you need patient services, we will refer your request to one of the volunteers who work so hard to help our members as best they can.
We are always looking for volunteers to help, for as little as two hours per month. If you have an interest in this area, please visit our website's Volunteer page and let us know how you or your family members can participate.
Again, thank you for your support of the Association.
Together We Can Make A Difference!
Our EIN is 04-3014644. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. No goods or services were provided in return for a contribution. A printed copy of your emailed receipt can serve as receipt for tax purposes.
Sunday Conversations - November 20, 2022
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- Last Updated: 01 January 2023 01 January 2023
Join MassME for another small group Sunday Conversation! We are looking forward to meeting you "in person"!
"Coping During the Holidays with ME/CFS, Long COVID, and Related Chronic Illness"
Read more: Sunday Conversations - November 20, 2022
MECFS and Long COVID: Emerging Similarities and Why it Matters
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- Last Updated: 06 November 2022 06 November 2022
Massachusetts ME/CFS and FM Association Presents:
ME/CFS and Long COVID: Emerging Similarities and Why it Matters
Featuring Dr. Anthony L. Komaroff
Saturday, October 22, 2022
1:00 - 3:00 P.M. ET on Zoom
Dr. Komaroff will talk about “The Emerging Parallels Between ME/CFS and Long COVID”. He will describe not only how the symptoms are similar but also how the two conditions share many of the same physiologic abnormalities and the opportunity Long Covid provides to advance our understanding of ME/CFS and to support clinical trials.
Anthony Komaroff, MD, is the distinguished Simcox-Clifford-Higby Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Senior Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He has published over 230 research articles and two books. From 1997-2015 he was editor in chief of the Harvard Health Publications Division of Harvard Medical School, the division responsible for disseminating all of the medical school’s health information for the general public. He has been publishing research papers on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) since the late 1980s, and currently serves on the National Institutes of Health’s advisory council for ME/CFS research.
This event is a part of the Association's 2022 Annual Meeting of the Membership.
Recording of event in sections:
MassME Annual Report of the Membership
Dr. Komaroff's introduction and special tribute for his decades of service to the ME/CFS community
Dr. Komaroff - Main Presentation
Break Video - Letters to MassME
YouTube Playlist of All Sections
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Notice about names
The Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association would like to clarify the use of the various acronyms for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) on this site. When we generate our own articles on the illness, we will refer to it as ME/CFS, the term now generally used in the United States. When we are reporting on someone else’s report, we will use the term they use. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies, including the CDC, are currently using ME/CFS.
Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association changed its name in July, 2018, to reflect this consensus.