Slightly tweaked paper copy sent to the BBC Casualty Writing and Production team. Hello, I am a UK-based social entrepreneur who is tackling the social issue of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis with my social enterprise ME Foggy Dog. As part of this work, Foggy – a soft toy mascot – goes on adventures to raise awareness of …
Hello! It has been soooo long since I last went adventuring that I’ve asked my P.A to refresh your memory about how my ‘adventures’ usually work. This year, things are on a much smaller scale due to the ongoing pandemic. My adventures are limited to the UK because my P.A says having to work around …
I am sick to death of seeing the misappropriation and/or misrepresentation of ‘brain fog’. This week, Nancy Pelosi has said Putin’s behaviour could be explained by ‘brain fog’ or cancer. ‘Brain fog’ is a nightmare for someone to deal with and can make thinking coherently very difficult but it does not turn someone into a …
Hi, I’ll start off by admitting that I have lost my way a little bit with my advocacy over the past two years. In this blog, I’ll explain how and why I am trying hard to get back to where I was but as an improved newer version! When I first started ME Foggy Dog …
Hi! I haven’t written one of these for a while. I haven’t felt able to write a spontaneous M.E-related blog that isn’t part of a wider campaign or doesn’t have a specific purpose. The world, and a big chunk of its residents, has got very serious and hardened. There seems to be very little light …
Hi, I don’t know about you but, for me, 2021 flew by! I’ve not kept track of what month we are in throughout the entire year! It’s all been very same-y and seasons have all blended from one to the other. I haven’t had the usual Foggy ‘milestones’ to judge where I’m at. This is …
Hi, As I said in this video, the responses received from Lord Kamall and NHS CEO Amanda Pritchard have so far not addressed my concerns about the need for this new system to report harms from non-pharmaceutical ‘treatments’. I have not yet received a reply from Sajid Javid MP – Secretary of State for Health …
Hi, I was joined by Kat Gower, Linda Hending, and Steve Topple to record a podcast about the need for a new reporting system to report harms from non-pharmaceutical ‘treatments’. In case you are unfamiliar with ME Foggy Dog’s campaign, you can read all information and find all relevant links here – Shake It Up …
Hello, This blog is a continuation of the blog written on 23rd October 2021 about the difficulties encountered when trying to obtain copies of the meeting minutes of APPG meetings about M.E. Needless to say that a lot of emails have been received and sent since the 23rd October! I now have copies of the …
Hi, As a social entrepreneur with ME Foggy Dog, I started beavering away behind the scenes on a new campaign in mid-August 2021. I knew the NICE guideline publication was coming, I also fully anticipated a backlash and non-compliance to the recommendations. I pre-empted the publication and got to work. I believe in transparency so …
