by ccisupport | Sep 28, 2022 | COVID, Media
Full story: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/25/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-i-lost-my-thirties-to-this-illness/?fbclid=IwAR2jJWlwWBpUla7tqOMlp65uH3UpkkdVZdWptt7bJHSJcCLRbazhuHRigbE 45,000 people in New Zealand live with ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue...
by ccisupport | Sep 20, 2022 | COVID, Media
Full Story: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018859506/long-covid-adds-strain-to-chronic-fatigue-support-services Long Covid has added strain to support services for those suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, amid calls for the condition...
by ccisupport | Sep 20, 2022 | Media
Full story: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018859472/getting-chronic-fatigue-recognised-as-an-disability A petition being read in Parliament today is urging the Government to recognise chronic fatigue as a disability in order to be...
by ccisupport | Sep 9, 2022 | Media
Long-Term Conditions Virtual Forum 2022 Recorded On 11 Aug 2022 11:30 AM Recording can be found here: HEALTH NAVIGATOR The ongoing burden of long Covid will be one of this generation’s disability challenges, Paula Tesoriero, the Disability Rights Commissioner...
by ccisupport | Aug 25, 2022 | Media
A man’s final words have inspired a dedicated fund to tackle a debilitating health condition. Zascha Mann died in 2021 after a long struggle with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis. His poignant final message urged people to...
by ccisupport | Aug 19, 2022 | Media
ME / CFS is currently classified as a chronic illness which creates limitations with the support people effected by the illness are able to access. This week the Associated New Zealand ME Society submitted a petition to Parliament calling for ME / CFS to be...