As volunteers and friends of the Novato Baylands Stewards, we wish to honor and show appreciation to our Director Christina McWhorter for her leadership, inspiration, support, and love over the years. As you may know, Christina was diagnosed with a chronic illness known as Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) in Fall 2019. This little understood condition has now manifested into symptoms that no longer allow Christina to work. There is no known cure for this disease. Christina has had to resign from her position as Executive Director at Novato Baylands Stewards, the organization Christina founded to manage and maintain the Hamilton Wetlands and Bel Marin Keys restoration sites. We are all heartbroken at this development. During these trying

times of health challenges, we wish to assist and help her on this journey.

Any support you can provide is appreciated beyond measure--thank you.

If you would like to learn more about CFS, Christina has provided the following resources:

https://solvecfs.org/

https://www.meaction.net/

"Unrest" film about CFS, found on Netflix

Home - #MEAction Network

Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or ME/CFS, is a devastating chronic disease that affects 15-30 million worldwide.

www.meaction.net

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Home - Solve ME/CFS Initiative

The Solve ME/CFS Initiative (Solve M.E.) is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for critical research into diagnostics, treatments, and cures for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), Long Covid and other post-infection diseases.

solvecfs.org

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