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MAY 12
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M.E.
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WWMEA

Waterloo Wellington

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Association
 

 

 

Our latest newsletters:

 

"ME/CFS takes an incredibly vital human and just puts them in a box that people don't even know they are living in anymore." - A parent of a child with ME/CFS.
It's time to help people suffering from ME/CFS to get better. And they deserve to get better.
Open Medicine Foundation Canada.

 

No Scents makes sense!


 

Dietary advice
 
 
 

The mystery of chronic fatigue syndrome
Article from the L.A. Times (Sep. 30, 2011)
 
 
 

How to Live Toxin Free


  • The Waterloo Wellington Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Association (WWMEA) is a registered charitable organization (not-for-profit) that provides support group meetings and information for those affected by M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis).
  • M.E. is a painful, chronic, debilitating illness that affects many bodily systems.
  • The WWMEA operates in Southwestern Ontario within Wellington County and the Region of Waterloo serving cities such as Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener and Waterloo (KW).  This area is also referred to as the Golden Triangle of Ontario as well as Canada's Technology Triangle.
  • The WWMEA relies on membership fees and donations to cover operating expenses.  Charitable Tax Receipts will be issued for donations from within Canada.  Funds are also raised through the Zehrs Save-A-Tape Program of Zehrs Supermarkets.
  • M.E. is comprised of numerous symptoms such as impairment in short-term memory, impairment in concentration, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, exhaustion, muscle pain, multijoint pain, headaches (of a new type, pattern, or severity), unrefreshing sleep and post-exertional malaise lasting more than 24 hours.
  • Illnesses that have similar symptoms to that of M.E. include:
    • CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome),
    • CFIDS (Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome),
    • PVFS (Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome),
    • Low Natural Killer Cell Syndrome,
    • Mononucleosis,
    • Yuppie Flu,
    • Epstein Barr Virus,
    • Neurasthenia,
    • Post-Infectious Neuromyasthenia,
    • Neurocirculatory Asthenia,
    • FM (Fibromyalgia),
    • FMS (Fibromyalgia Syndrome),
    • GWS (Gulf War Syndrome),
    • Lyme Disease,
    • NMH (Neurally Mediated Hypotension),
    • Post-Polio Syndrome,
    • Arnold-Chiari Malformation,
    • EI (Environmental Illness),
    • MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) and
    • MS (Multiple Sclerosis).


Click here to read about Ken Nightingale's recovery from M.E.

 

Waterloo Wellington
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Association
P.O. Box 20075
Pioneer Park Post Office
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
N2P 2B4

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