Expand Last Great Medical Cover Up
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Change For M.E. Change For Us is a grassroots organisation that actively campaigns towards improved treatment and perception of people living with the debilitating condition known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or M.E. as well as establishing a foundation for consistent research into the condition.
M.E. is a highly misunderstood illness characterised (among other symptoms) by muscular and joint pain, cognitive dysfunction, extreme fatigue, sensory storms, flu-like symptoms, cardiovascular difficulties, digestive system complications and sleep disturbances. Acknowledgement of its legitimacy remains sparse and the medical community is largely uninvolved, subjecting people with M.E. to widespread, intensely damaging stigma, discrimination and neglect.
Change For M.E. Change For Us was founded in May 2015 by L.A. Cooper, patient-activist who has had the condition for well over a decade. Change For M.E. Change For Us aims to improve the medical community's knowledge of M.E. and how patients are perceived by the medical profession, what treatment pathways are offered to sufferers, and most importantly, the campaign aims to fight for consistent, high-quality research into the cause(s), complex symptoms and possible cure(s) of the illness.
In early October 2015, after over 6 months of meticulous preparation, Change For M.E. Change For Us began working on their short film, The Last Great Medical Cover Up. Filming took the campaign across the UK, visiting six individuals living with M.E. Interviews discussed in detail the effects of suffering from a little-known disease, and how the lack of assistance has left British citizens fighting for recognition, assistance and treatment from medical professionals, employers, and even family and friends.
Participants in the film described their experiences with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Graded Exercise Therapy, two harmful but common-place treatment pathways for people with M.E. They also spoke of refusals of treatments from the medical community, as well as widespread disbelief, maltreatment, and abandonment both socially and medically.
The Last Great Medical Cover Up was released on 30th October 2015, and has now been viewed over 8,000 times. Reception of the film has been overwhelmingly emotional, and touched and resonated with so many patients and carers.
Now, Change For M.E. Change For Us is asking for your help. I want to extend and alter the current film to fit the global movement, #MillionsMissing, placing short segments involving more patients with M.E. across the UK displaying the severity of their condition. Following this, a trailer will be created of The Last Great Medical Cover Up, and work towards funding to feature it on peak time national television. I feel that by making the cause public, and showing just how neglected this community has become in an age of medical and social advancement, changing the outlook and quality of life for people with M.E. would be a much more feasible task.
Your donations will help firstly to edit the film into a short, succinct, but effective trailer, and secondly place it on prime time television for all of Britain to see. In fact, we believe we can acheive this as soon as 2017, and hope you'll help me do just that.
Change For M.E. Change For Us is wholly independent, and receives no outside funding whatsoever. By donating to this venture, you will not only be helping to change the lives of over 250,000 M.E. sufferers in the UK, but will also be taking a stand against the discrimination and neglect that these patients systematically face.
For more information, please see the campaign's Facebook and Twitter pages, or visit our website. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions, suggestions, or comments.
Thank you.
M.E. is a highly misunderstood illness characterised (among other symptoms) by muscular and joint pain, cognitive dysfunction, extreme fatigue, sensory storms, flu-like symptoms, cardiovascular difficulties, digestive system complications and sleep disturbances. Acknowledgement of its legitimacy remains sparse and the medical community is largely uninvolved, subjecting people with M.E. to widespread, intensely damaging stigma, discrimination and neglect.
Change For M.E. Change For Us was founded in May 2015 by L.A. Cooper, patient-activist who has had the condition for well over a decade. Change For M.E. Change For Us aims to improve the medical community's knowledge of M.E. and how patients are perceived by the medical profession, what treatment pathways are offered to sufferers, and most importantly, the campaign aims to fight for consistent, high-quality research into the cause(s), complex symptoms and possible cure(s) of the illness.
In early October 2015, after over 6 months of meticulous preparation, Change For M.E. Change For Us began working on their short film, The Last Great Medical Cover Up. Filming took the campaign across the UK, visiting six individuals living with M.E. Interviews discussed in detail the effects of suffering from a little-known disease, and how the lack of assistance has left British citizens fighting for recognition, assistance and treatment from medical professionals, employers, and even family and friends.
Participants in the film described their experiences with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Graded Exercise Therapy, two harmful but common-place treatment pathways for people with M.E. They also spoke of refusals of treatments from the medical community, as well as widespread disbelief, maltreatment, and abandonment both socially and medically.
The Last Great Medical Cover Up was released on 30th October 2015, and has now been viewed over 8,000 times. Reception of the film has been overwhelmingly emotional, and touched and resonated with so many patients and carers.
Now, Change For M.E. Change For Us is asking for your help. I want to extend and alter the current film to fit the global movement, #MillionsMissing, placing short segments involving more patients with M.E. across the UK displaying the severity of their condition. Following this, a trailer will be created of The Last Great Medical Cover Up, and work towards funding to feature it on peak time national television. I feel that by making the cause public, and showing just how neglected this community has become in an age of medical and social advancement, changing the outlook and quality of life for people with M.E. would be a much more feasible task.
Your donations will help firstly to edit the film into a short, succinct, but effective trailer, and secondly place it on prime time television for all of Britain to see. In fact, we believe we can acheive this as soon as 2017, and hope you'll help me do just that.
Change For M.E. Change For Us is wholly independent, and receives no outside funding whatsoever. By donating to this venture, you will not only be helping to change the lives of over 250,000 M.E. sufferers in the UK, but will also be taking a stand against the discrimination and neglect that these patients systematically face.
For more information, please see the campaign's Facebook and Twitter pages, or visit our website. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions, suggestions, or comments.
Thank you.
Organizer
L.A. Cooper
Organizer
