A reminder of one of the loveliest pairs of siblings in the dictionary: ‘muscle’ and ‘mouse’. To the Roman imagination, the flexed biceps of a (typically naked) athlete resembled a rodent scuttling under the skin. ‘Musculus’, in Latin, means ‘little mouse’.

Isla's mother has been arrested under suspicion of causing her death from ME last year (heart failure). There was no inquest. Isla's younger sister (15), who also has ME, has been removed from the only people who understand how the disease must be managed. Imagine her fear. #MEKills #HumanRights

"To rest in the context of chronic illness demands the endurance of immense grief"... Another brilliant and poignant update from @thereforme.bsky.social by @oonaghcousins.bsky.social www.thereforme.uk/p/the-import...

As a clinically vulnerable person I'm terrified of having to go into a healthcare setting as the risk of airborne infection is so great & nothing is done to prevent it. It doesn't have to be this way. Last big push for this crucial petition. Thanks so much 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

For #MillionsMissing 2025 in #Scotland, we're raising a red alert 🚨 Spread the word! The Scottish Budget pledged £4.5m for ME specialist support - the clock is ticking to spend it. Email your MSPs & join us @parliament.scot or support online. Info & template email: www.meaction.net/2025/04/27/m...

Preparations are underway for the MEAction UK stand at @rcpch.bsky.social conference in Glasgow. Great work by Susan Cole of @meactnet.bsky.social and Helen Brownlie - 25% ME Group. If you are attending the conference come and say hello. We are at stand D6. #RCPCH25 #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

Hello, It's good to be here. Please follow us as we start our Bluesky journey. #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #VerySevereME #SevereME #pwME #pwLC #LongCovid

@lcmebillboards.bsky.social Edinburgh leafletting action today, to raise awareness of the lives & livelihoods still being destroyed by Long Covid & ME/CFS, unforgivable lack of action by Government & failure to inform the public of continuing real risks to health. #LongCovidAwarenessDay2025

I was very pleased to speak for people with ME at this meeting. Thanks to @inclusivenew.bsky.social for setting it up.

If you believe preventative healthcare is important, if you use healthcare to make your health better, not to put it at avoidable risk, if you support workplace health & safety, please sign & share these. Thank you 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...; petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...