Reading Chronicle Thursday 3rd July 2008
People with ME have a chance to raise the issues with their MP next week.
Theresa May, MP for Maidenhead, Twyford and Woodley is visiting St Mary's Church in Station Road, Twyford, to hear more about the condition and speak to those affected on Friday (11) from 11am - 12.30pm.
The Primary Care Trust (PCT) has recently done a needs assessment for people with ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome), and campaigners are still waiting for the report into the poorly understood condition.
Around 1,000 to 2,000 people are thought to have ME in the Berkshire West area, covering Reading, Newbury and Wokingham and the towns and villages surrounding them.
Members of the Reading Area ME Support Group are joining with similar organisations to call for more research into the condition, as well as more help from social services and the NHS in coping day to day.
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