~ When we fight as a coalition, everyone benefits. ~
Senators Wicker and Durbin are circulating a bipartisan "Dear Colleague" letter asking Senate colleagues to support increased federal funding for medical research at the Department of Defense (Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program - CDMRP), including the program that funds ME/CFS research.
Solve M.E. is part of the Defense Health Research Consortium, a coalition of patient advocacy organizations spanning dozens of disease communities. We are joining this effort because ME/CFS research funding depends directly on the overall level of federal medical research investment being protected. The more Congress invests in this larger pool of medical research funding (of associated conditions like LC, POTS / dysautonomia, and MCAS), the more our community can access for ME/CFS research specifically.
The deadline for Senators to sign on to this letter is May 8, 2026. Please contact your Senators today and ask them to add their name! Email or call (latter is more effective, but do what is possible for you!)
Feel free to personalize this message with your own experience living with or caring for a person with ME, Long Covid, dysautonomia, and / or POTS. Your story is powerful and makes a difference!
#ME #MECFS #LongCovid #LC #covidllonghaulers #POTS #dysautonomia #MEAction #NotJustFatigue #CDMRP #FundMedicalResearch #ChronicIllness
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►►► TAKE ACTION: https://solvecfs.quorum.us/campaign/161696/
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Learn more about recent advocacy / actions: https://www.reddit.com/r/covidlonghaulers/comments/1so8n6d/usa_folks_action_alert_urge_your_senators_to_sign/
Map is a depiction of comments received by Senators re: funding for ME, LC, dysautonomia, and related conditions. Lighter = no or few comments, so many of our Senators still need to hear from us & our loved ones!